Fielding, Cyann. “First-of-its-kind Titanic Attraction Coming to England This Summer Makes Guests Feel Like They’re on the S.S Titanic” The Sun, May 12, 2025. https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/34911717/titanic-exhibition-england-london/.

Launching in London this summer, The Legend of TITANIC: The Immersive Exhibition takes visitors on a journey of the world’s most iconic ship. The new exhibition, which will be at Dock X in Canada Water, follows successful openings in Madrid and Munich. It will feature projections, interactive installations, detailed recreations as part of a 120-minute experience.

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“New Revelations About the Titanic Sinking: Official Theory Challenged.” MSN. Last modified May 11, 2025. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/new-revelations-about-the-titanic-sinking-official-theory-challenged/ar-AA1EydNl.

Today, the scan reveals that the Titanic didn’t “separate” into two, but rather tore apart. As Mac4ever reports, the bow, rather well-preserved, sank vertically into the ocean. Meanwhile, the stern broke apart under pressure as it hit the seabed. According to digital simulations, the iceberg pierced the hull in several places, and didn’t, as previously suggested, rip open the Titanic over a large area. The holes pierced were the size of an A4 sheet of paper. Given that they followed over such a long length, they led to the flooding of six watertight compartments, instead of the four envisioned in safety scenarios.

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Lloyd, Chris. “Rare Titanic Souvenir to Be Auctioned in Ripon, North Yorkshire.” The Northern Echo, May 9, 2025. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/25150115.riveting-piece-titanic-history-go-hammer/.

This steel divot, salvaged from Harland & Wolff’s scrap pile after the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, was transformed into a souvenir by a shipyard worker. A divot is a rounded piece pressed from a steel plate to create a hole for a rivet to join plates. Typically scrap at the Belfast shipyard, this divot became valuable after Titanic, the world’s largest ship when launched on May 31, 1911, sank, claiming about 1,496 lives in the era’s worst maritime disaster. To commemorate the event, a worker inscribed the ship’s name and the White Star Line emblem on the divot, turning it into a keepsake or trinket. Owned by a Belfast family since the mid-20th century, it is now being auctioned by David Harper at Elstob Auctioneers on May 28.

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Swissinfo.Ch. “The Tragic Story of a Swiss Farmer Who Perished on the Titanic.” SWI Swissinfo.Ch, May 8, 2025. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-abroad/the-tragic-story-of-a-swiss-farmer-who-perished-on-the-titanic/89271518?linkType=guid.

“It was the tragic fate of a simple farmer hoping for a better future,” says Günter Bäbler, president of the Titanic Association Switzerland, referring to Albert Wirz from Zurich. Wirz, the second son of a farming family in Uster, had limited prospects. In 1912, he left the Zurich Oberland to join his aunt in Wisconsin, USA, after saving money from various jobs. His journey ended when the Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14–15. Wirz reached the deck, but “third-class passengers had slim survival chances, as lifeboats prioritized first and second class,” Bäbler explains. Wirz’s body, recovered from the North Atlantic, still held his papers, wallet, and pocket watch. These items were returned to his family in Uster and are now in the Paul Kläui Library’s collection, east of Zurich.

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“Titanic Exhibition Showcases Over 200 Original Objects in Barcelona,” last modified May 8, 2025, https://www.catalannews.com/culture/item/titanic-exhibition-showcases-over-200-original-objects-in-barcelona.

Espai Inmersa in Barcelona’s Poblenou neighbourhood is home to a new exhibition: “Titanic. The Official Exhibition” recreates the spaces of the ocean liner that sank in 1912. It will be open to visitors until September 28.  The exhibition includes more than 200 original objects recovered from the wreck site and covers a 3,000 square meter space, featuring exhibition halls, an immersive room, recreations and a virtual reality area.

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“29 Rescued Titanic Artefacts That Sold for Staggering Sums,” MSN, last modified May 8, 2025, https://www.msn.com/en-ie/money/other/29-rescued-titanic-artefacts-that-sold-for-staggering-sums/ss-AA1E2YPt.

Arguably the most famous shipwreck of all time, the ill-fated Titanic collided with an iceberg in the late hours of 14 April 1912. The disaster claimed the lives of some 1,500 of its 2,240 passengers. Over the years, treasures telling the story of those passengers – both those who survived and those who tragically lost their lives – have been recovered. Read on to discover some of the most spectacular and valuable pieces from the tragic ship, including a pocket watch that’s just broken auction records. All dollar values in US dollars and currency conversions correct at the time of sale.

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Mariano Tovar, “The Story of Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon: ‘The Titanic Coward’ Who Disregarded the Phrase “Women and Children First,” AS USA, May 4, 2025, https://en.as.com/latest_news/the-story-of-cosmo-edmund-duff-gordon-the-titanic-coward-who-disregarded-the-phrase-women-and-children-first-n/.

Once in the water, the boat drifted away from the Titanic and the sailors rowed toward a light they thought was a ship, but which turned out to be the northern lights reflected in an iceberg. Then, they heard four explosions on the sinking ship and people in the water screaming for help. One crewman proposed going back to try to save more people, but Gordon’s wife and secretary refused. A vote was even taken, which ended in a tie at six. Three sailors and three passengers voted against. Gordon then offered five pounds to the sailors on the boat as soon as they were safe and sound. According to him, it was a tip because they had lost their belongings and their pay for the voyage due to the shipwreck.

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David Nikel, “Titanic Belfast Is a Must-See, Even for Cruise Ship Visitors,” Forbes, last modified May 3, 2025, https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2025/05/03/titanic-belfast-is-a-must-see-even-for-cruise-ship-visitors/.

But Titanic Belfast, a striking architectural landmark built on the very slipways where the doomed ocean liner was constructed, delivers a powerful and immersive experience that lingers long after disembarkation. Despite its somber subject matter, Titanic Belfast is a must-see attraction for anyone visiting the city, including those arriving on cruise ships. Since opening in 2012 to mark the centenary of the disaster, the museum has welcomed millions of visitors. In 2024 alone, more than 800,000 people experienced its powerful exhibits, confirming its status as one of Northern Ireland’s most popular and impactful cultural destinations.

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Gwenn Friss, “What Researchers Saw When RMS Titanic Was Found at Sea in 1985 and What They’d See Today,” Cape Cod Times, May 2, 2025, https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2025/05/02/titanic-discovery-researchers-undersea-imaging-improvements-woods-hole-ma-whoi/83322230007/.

Stewart Harris was about one hour into his midnight-to-4 a.m. shift searching for the sunken RMS Titanic. The designer of the Argo sled was keyed up, having spotted lead pipes and other clearly man-made artifacts. “We started passing over major wreckage. There was a general consensus that we should go wake up Bob (Ballard) but no one wanted to leave. A cook stuck his head in … and then hurried off to get Bob.”

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Lukiv, Jaroslav. “Titanic Survivor’s Letter Sold for £300,000 at Auction.” Last modified April 27, 2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1pm54xzvo.

A letter written by a Titanic passenger days before the ship sank has been sold for a record-breaking £300,000 ($400,000) at auction in the UK. Colonel Archibald Gracie’s letter was purchased by an anonymous buyer at Henry Aldridge and Son auction house in Wiltshire on Sunday, at a price five times higher than the £60,000 it was expected to fetch. The letter has been described as “prophetic”, as it records Col Gracie telling an acquaintance he would “await my journey’s end” before passing judgement on the “fine ship”.

Suggested Reading

Behe, G. (2012). On board RMS Titanic: Memories of the Maiden Voyage. The History Press.

Brewster, H. (2013). Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World. National Geographic Books.

Rossignol, K. (2012). Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.

Wilson, A. (2012). Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived. Simon and Schuster.

 

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