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Post by auntym on Mar 21, 2012 10:01:10 GMT -6
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text Unseen TitanicBy Hampton Sides Photograph by Walden Media At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the “unsinkable” R.M.S. Titanic disappeared beneath the waves, taking with her 1,500 souls. One hundred years later, new technologies have revealed the most complete—and most intimate—images of the famous wreck. By Hampton Sides Photograph by Walden Media The wreck sleeps in darkness, a puzzlement of corroded steel strewn across a thousand acres of the North Atlantic seabed. Fungi feed on it. Weird colorless life-forms, unfazed by the crushing pressure, prowl its jagged ramparts. From time to time, beginning with the discovery of the wreck in 1985 by Explorer-in-Residence Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel, a robot or a manned submersible has swept over Titanic’s gloomy facets, pinged a sonar beam in its direction, taken some images—and left. In recent years explorers like James Cameron and Paul-Henry Nargeolet have brought back increasingly vivid pictures of the wreck. Yet we’ve mainly glimpsed the site as though through a keyhole, our view limited by the dreck suspended in the water and the ambit of a submersible’s lights. Never have we been able to grasp the relationships between all the disparate pieces of wreckage. Never have we taken the full measure of what’s down there. Until now. In a tricked-out trailer on a back lot of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), William Lange stands over a blown-up sonar survey map of the Titanic site—a meticulously stitched-together mosaic that has taken months to construct. At first look the ghostly image resembles the surface of the moon, with innumerable striations in the seabed, as well as craters caused by boulders dropped over millennia from melting icebergs. On closer inspection, though, the site appears to be littered with man-made detritus—a Jackson Pollock-like scattering of lines and spheres, scraps and shards. Lange turns to his computer and points to a portion of the map that has been brought to life by layering optical data onto the sonar image. He zooms in, and in, and in again. Now we can see the Titanic’s bow in gritty clarity, a gaping black hole where its forward funnel once sprouted, an ejected hatch cover resting in the mud a few hundred feet to the north. The image is rich in detail: In one frame we can even make out a white crab clawing at a railing. Here, in the sweep of a computer mouse, is the entire wreck of the Titanic—every bollard, every davit, every boiler. What was once a largely indecipherable mess has become a high-resolution crash scene photograph, with clear patterns emerging from the murk. “Now we know where everything is,” Lange says. “After a hundred years, the lights are finally on.” TO SEE PHOTOS: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/titanic-photography CONTINUE READING: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/sides-text
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Post by Steve on Apr 9, 2012 23:13:13 GMT -6
April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic departs Southhampton, England, underway after the near-collision with SS City of New York. On the left can be seen RMS Oceanic and New York. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
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Post by skywalker on Apr 10, 2012 20:07:15 GMT -6
I just heard about this on the radio today. I didn't even realize that it was the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's voyage.
I wonder what it would have been like to be sailing on a big boat like that way back then? I've never even been on an ocean liner before. It must have been quite an experience. I suppose it probably would have been even better if the boat hadn't of sank.
The people onboard would have gone down in history either way.
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Post by Steve on Apr 10, 2012 23:48:51 GMT -6
Fr. Browne - 1912. On this day (April 11), 100 years ago - RMS Titanic had just previously stopped the evening before in Chersbourg to pick up and drop off passengers. On the morning of April 11, Titanic stops in Queenstown, Ireland (now named Cobh). Among the passengers between Southampton and Queenstown was a young soon to be Jesuit - Father Browne. He took some of the most remarkable photographs of Titanic. These photographs were the last photographs ever taken of the RMS Titanic until Dr. Ballard discovered the Wreck in 1985. Father Brownes collection contains the most important Titanic photographs taken during the liner’s voyage from Southampton to Cobh (Queenstown] in Ireland. Frank Browne’s mother died whilst he was young and his father when in his teens. His uncle Robert Browne who was Bishop of Cloyne acted as guardian to Frank and his siblings, four of whom were to enter religious life. By the time Frank was completing his secondary education he had decided to become a Jesuit. Immediately before entering the Order, Uncle Robert sent him on a Grand Tour of Europe and most significantly bought him a camera to record his trip. This visionary act was to reveal a natural aesthetic ability and fostered an interest in photography that was to reach fruition when Frank became the most outstanding Irish photographer of the first half of the Twentieth Century. The Bishop had another surprise up his sleeve, when in early 1912 he presented Frank with a first class ticket for the Maiden Voyage of the Titanic to bring him as far as Cobh. So it was that on the morning of the 10th.April 1912 he arrived at Waterloo Station in London to catch the Titanic Special. He immediately started taking photographs, first recording the train journey and then life aboard the Titanic on the initial section of the voyage. Having made friends with a wealthy American family he was offered a ticket for the remaining part of the journey and no doubt excitedly telegraphed a request for permission to go on to New York, to which he received the terse response “Get Off That Ship------Provincial!” That telegram not only saved Frank’s life but also meant that this unique record of the voyage was saved for posterity and guaranteed overnight fame for Frank Browne SJ. Father Browne wrote the White Star Line asking permission to use his photographs in a lecture he was preparing about Titanic on the one year anniversary. White Star wrote back in March 1913 requesting he refrain from doing so, for the sake of the memories by many of the survivors - and that the memories of this calamity do not wish to be 'perpetuated'. Many more of Father Brownes amazing photos of Titanic -who died in 1960 - were only discovered in 1985 in a trunk of his possessions. Discovering these photos some had compared to the discovering of the dead sea scrolls. They now exist to be seen, documenting remarkably a ship that sailed tragically into history. The last photos of Titanic ever taken of her afloat that survive today. You can see all of Father Browne's photos of life aboard the ship - from Waterloo to Southampton, to Queenstown. See link. titanicphotographs.com/There’s something particularly moving about this collection, in how close the images—and their creator—came to going down with the ship, especially from the perspective of the man who took them. Truly Father Browne's very own 'The Edge of Reality.....' ' Titanic's starboard anchor raised for the last time as Father Brown departs Titanic on the tender for Queenstown. It was here where the iceberg would collide with the Titanic's hull days later. Parting photographs. Captain Smith can be seen towering above from Titanic's bridge. Father Brone photo taken in 1939.
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Post by skywalker on Apr 11, 2012 16:17:13 GMT -6
That is so cool. I bet when he was on the Titanic he never realized just how much of a historical event it was going to become. I'm sure it would have been something to remember even if it hadn't of sank, but it would not have become the legend that it is today. It just would have been another big boat...like the Queen Mary perhaps. This just goes to illustrate that people should never take anything for granted. I'm glad he took all of the photos that he did so we can look back and see a little bit of what used to be. If it had been me I probably would have forgotten my camera or something. I am constantly taking pictures of things that I do and places that I go but some of the most amazing experiences I have ever had happened either when I did not have a camera or was too stunned to remember to use it. I also think it is cool that they found more of his photos in 1985. You never know what type of historical artifacts might be lying around right under your nose. I wonder why he never showed them to anybody before?
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Post by auntym on Apr 12, 2012 12:34:37 GMT -6
www.history.com/news/2010/12/13/titanic-a-feast-for-new-bacteria/?cmpid=Social_Twitter_Titanic_04122012_2Published: December 13, 2010 By: HISTORY.COM STAFF Titanic a Feast for New BacteriaNearly a century after striking an iceberg and plunging into the North Atlantic two days into her maiden voyage, Titanic has become a meal for hungry microscopic bacteria, including a newly identified strain that bears her name: Halomonas titanicae. Almost a century ago, the legendary Titanic’s most formidable menace was a colossal chunk of ice weighing an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 tons. Lurking in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic on the night of April 14, 1912, the berg cut a gash between 220 and 245 feet long into the “unsinkable” steamship’s hull, sinking Titanic and killing more than 1,500 of her passengers. Now, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of her demise, Titanic faces a much smaller but equally destructive foe: a newly identified rust-eating bacterium called Halomonas titanicae that threatens to devour its historic remains within 15 to 20 years. A team of Canadian and Spanish researchers isolated this never-before-seen species from “rusticles”—icicle-like rust formations—collected from the famous ship’s wreck, which lies 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland and was discovered in 1985. Their findings appear in the December 2010 issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Along with other corrosive microorganisms, Halomonas titanicae gobbles up the iron in the ship’s metal exterior, forming the ubiquitous rusticles, which over time dissolve into fine powder. It is no surprise, then, that Titanic has rapidly deteriorated in the 25 years since her discovery, alarming both scientists and enthusiasts who hope to uncover her secrets through further exploration of the wreck. These tiny microbes’ voracious appetites already have experts scrambling to preserve a site that is quite literally vanishing into thin air—or, more accurately, water. Corrosive bacteria have riddled the wreck of Titanic with structures known as rusticles. (Credit: Dalhousie University) “In 1995, I was predicting that Titanic had another 30 years,” Henrietta Mann, a co-author of the study and adjunct professor at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, said in a statement. “But I think it’s deteriorating much faster than that now.” Eventually, she predicts, “there will be nothing left but a rust stain.” The researchers have yet to determine whether Halomonas titanicae colonized Titanic’s wreckage in the years after she sank or hitched a ride during her short-lived maiden voyage, Mann said. The bacterium may also play a role in the disintegration of additional submerged metal structures with much less cachet, including other shipwrecks and oil pipelines. CONTINUE READING: www.history.com/news/2010/12/13/titanic-a-feast-for-new-bacteria/?cmpid=Social_Twitter_Titanic_04122012_2
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Post by skywalker on Apr 13, 2012 19:59:05 GMT -6
If it is being destroyed than I think they should grab as many pieces of it as they possibly can so we can preserve what is left. No reason to leave it there if it is just going to disintegrate.
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Post by skywalker on Apr 14, 2012 19:46:06 GMT -6
I wonder why the California didn't respond? They were close by and saw the rockets and distress flares but the captain did nothing. That doesn't make any sense.
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Post by Steve on Apr 14, 2012 21:57:24 GMT -6
I wonder why the California didn't respond? They were close by and saw the rockets and distress flares but the captain did nothing. That doesn't make any sense. According to the story, the SS Californian was only 10 miles away. The sea was unusually calm- like a millpond - (strangely weird & ironic for the Atlantic - the sky was clear, cold and full of stars down to a sharp moonless horizon). Californian stopped near an ice flow only ten miles away. She could have made it to Titanic at full speed in an hour. But Californian's radio operator was asleep. They had reported ice in their vicinity earlier. Had the radio operator been awake and their Marconi radio up, Californian may have been the big heroes that night and perhaps saved most of the passengers and crew. The Carpathia would have then arrived as she did about 4 hours after Titanic went down. They could have transferred some of the passengers then and both ships headed for New York. Instead the Californians captain would spend the rest of his life trying to explain. Californian even noted Titanic's distress rockets, but did not respond. As I write this, using the time explained by the Titanic.com website. The Titanic struck their berg at 7:07 PM pacific time. She will go down at 9:47 PM Pacific time tonight - 100 years ago. Hindsight....it always distorts and clarifies our perceptions of the past. I always remember and study WW2 photographs - the things and the people. I must always remind myself those in the photos did not know how WW2 would ever end - when or how - and who would win. Always different for us knowing.. I have been posting many things - Titanic has been on my mind a lot the last few days. Don't feel like watching the Cameron DVD. I have always loved ships - have several models I have built displayed for years in museums - but cannot bare to watch the Cameron film tonight. Said a prayer - and just having a glass of Zin and some Tapioca pudding. ..... Titanic the allegories - still fascinates us. Last night found a web site that has all the passengers personal histores best they can gather. Those who survived and what their lives where like after - and those who didn't make it. You can even click on the name - see their photos - those listed as 'of independent means'....and those in third class steerage who never got a chance to even get near a life boat that night.... too much information. www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic_passenger_list/Steve
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Post by auntym on Apr 15, 2012 12:37:16 GMT -6
hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/photos/4/42838f11-44d6-4ca5-8d19-4a90ffbb6a4b.html?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT AP PHOTO: Coat, boots on ocean floor near #Titanic are evidence of where victim came to rest, authorities sayThis photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows The remains of a coat and boots, articulated in the mud on the sea bed near Titanic's stern, are suggestive evidence of where a victim of the disaster came to rest. (AP Photo/Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration) FOR LARGER IMAGE OF PICTURE: i.huffpost.com/gen/569244/TITANIC-HUMAN-REMAINS.jpgwww.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/human-remains-found-at-titanic-shipwreck-site_n_1426700.html?1334505589&icid=maing-grid7A photograph depicting what a federal official claims to be human remains entombed in the mud surrounding the RMS Titanic's wreckage site has been released in its full form to the public for the first time Saturday -- in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking, the Associated Press reports. "These are not shoes that fell out neatly from somebody's bag right next to each other," director of maritime heritage at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration James Delgado told the Associated Press. Delgado went on to say the placement of the remains are very likely the remains of a victim who found their final resting place on the ocean floor. "I as an archaeologist would say those are human remains," he said, according the Associated Press. "Buried in that sediment are very likely forensic remains of that person." In the wake of the tragedy's centennial, more photos of the doomed voyage have surfaced. According to the compilation, one of the photos shows two men using the Titanic's gymnasium -- both of whom lost their lives when the ship sank. In commemoration, others are recalling testimonials from survivors. CONTINUE READING: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/15/human-remains-found-at-titanic-shipwreck-site_n_1426700.html?1334505589&icid=maing-grid7
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Post by ufo4peace on Apr 26, 2012 1:35:08 GMT -6
I just heard about this on the radio today. I didn't even realize that it was the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's voyage. Me too. Never knew about the Titanic sinking.
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