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These seven nautical tragedies surpassed the horror of the RMS Titanic, yet few people know their names.

‘Hershey’ will depict the life and times of the chocolate king.
Jake Rossen|
Hearing the phrase ‘souls on board’ usually portends bad news. Why do we use it?
Jake Rossen|
The complicated legal case involving salvage rights to the RMS ‘Titanic’ continues, 40 years after the famous shipwreck was rediscovered.
Jake Rossen|
A blend of bureaucracy and saltwater is conspiring to keep any of the ship’s remaining secrets from being brought to the surface.
Jake Rossen|
‘Return to the Titanic: Live!’ cracked open a safe from the ship on live TV—and though the special was a ratings success, it faced plenty of criticism. ‘The Washington Post’ even declared that it “added little to the ‘Titanic’ story.”
Vince Guerrieri|
Whether real wrecks or ghostly sightings, these ships bear stories of unexplained deaths, flying orbs, and screams from the depths of the sea.
Hollie Stephens|
Richard Norris Williams dreamed of being a tennis great. The ‘Titanic’ nearly cost him his legs.
Jake Rossen|
People have spread incorrect information long before the invention of the internet.
Greg Daugherty|
Songs about ‘Titanic’ go way beyond Celine Dion’s smash hit “My Heart Will Go On.”
Lina Morgan|
The 8-foot hunk of balsa wood led to one of the great debates in film: Could Jack have fit on it, too?
Jake Rossen|
There are few tales of the ‘Titanic’ left unexplored. Joseph Laroche’s story is one of them.
Jake Rossen|
Everything from a cursed mummy to a steering mistake have been floated as the real causes of the ‘Titanic’ disaster—and some conspiracy theories claim the ship never sank at all.
Lorna Wallace|
Box office success does not always equal critical acclaim. But many of the biggest hits of the 1990s are still being talked about, and revisited, today.
Mike Rampton|
There’s a reason nobody’s referring to the missing ‘Titanic’ submersible as a submarine.
Ellen Gutoskey|
The 'Titanic' sinking became the most infamous shipwreck in history—but what really happened on that unusually calm night in the North Atlantic?
Kat Long|
In honor of the 25th anniversary of James Cameron’s ‘Titanic,’ WHOI has released never-before-seen footage of the real-life shipwreck.
Michele Debczak|
You can grab tickets for you and your friend who’s somehow never seen James Cameron’s ‘Titanic’ movie.
Ellen Gutoskey|
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The new footage shows details of the 'Titanic' wreck that have never been captured on film before.
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