In just over five minutes, the price soared with a winning in-person bid of $575,000. With a fee to the auction house known as a bidder’s premium, the final price was $718,750. The winning bidder, who attended the auction in person, wishes to remain anonymous, a Heritage spokesman said. The
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U.S. Seeks to Block Recovery of Titanic Artifacts
In late 1985, weeks after the shattered remains of the R.M.S. Titanic came to light, officials in Washington began seeking legal authority to regulate access to the famous shipwreck as part of a memorial to the more than 1,500 passengers and crew members who had lost their lives in 1912.
At Attractions About the Titanic, Pondering the Fate of the Titan
Jo-B Sebastian had just entered an exhibit about the Titanic and its more than 1,500 lost passengers when a friend received a news alert on his smart watch on Thursday afternoon: the five people whose submersible had gone missing during a deep dive to explore the Titanic’s wreckage had been
Titanic Sub Teenage Passenger Suleman Dawood Was ’Terrified’ Before Trip, His Aunt Says
OceanGate Expeditions’ teen Titanic submarine passenger, Suleman Dawood, was hesitant to embark on the voyage but went for his father, according to his aunt. While speaking with NBC News on Thursday, June 22, Azmeh Dawood, recalled her 19-year-old nephew saying that he “wasn’t very up for [the trip]” and felt
Titanic Submarine Press Conference Confirms OceanGate Was Found: Sub Imploded and Passengers Have Died
The missing OceanGate submersible, The Titan, has been found and all five passengers were declared dead after the vessel imploded, the U.S. Coast Guard said a press conference on Thursday, June 22, four days after the Titan disappeared while on an excursion to the Atlantic Ocean floor to view the
Titanic Missing Submarine Updates: Debris Found as Passengers Confirmed Dead
OceanGate Expeditions’ submarine, the Titan, disappeared on Sunday, June 18, only two hours after it was submerged underwater on its scheduled voyage to explore the remnants of the sunken RMS Titanic. The company has confirmed all five passengers are dead after debris from the submersible was found. Keep reading to
Titanic Sub Passenger Hamish Harding Is Survived by His Wife Linda, Their Children, Stepson Brian
Hamish Harding, one of the five passengers who died while onboard the ill-fated OceanGate Expeditions’ vessel, the Titan, is survived by his tight-knit family. Keep reading to learn more about Harding’s wife, children and his stepson. Who Is Hamish Harding’s Wife? The British businessman was married to wife Linda Harding, according
Celebrities React to Titanic OceanGate Submarine Deaths: James Cameron, Kaley Cuoco, More
Celebrities are expressing their feelings over the tragic outcome of the Titan submarine after debris was found in the North Atlantic Ocean on June 22, and the sub’s company, OceanGate, confirmed that all five passengers aboard were dead after the submersible imploded while on a dive to the wreck of
The wife of OceanGate's CEO is descended from a famous couple who died on the Titanic
Ida and Isidore Straus died after she gave up her spot in a lifeboat to stay with him on the sinking Titanic. Their great-great-granddaughter Wendy Rush is married to Stockton Rush, the founder of OceanGate and pilot of its missing submersible. Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption
Missing Titanic sub search enters a critical phase as the Titan's oxygen supply drops
A boat near the U.S. Coast Guard base in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, where rescue teams are racing to find a missing submersible with five people on board. Fatih Aktas/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fatih Aktas/Getty Images A boat near the U.S. Coast Guard base in Boston, Mass., on