Titanic

This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

June 24, 2023, 5:45 am

What caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it’s not even clear who will lead probe

Questions abound on who has authority to lead what is likely to be a complex investigation involving several countries

By PATRICK WHITTLE and JENNIFER McDERMOTT

Arthur Loibl, one of the submersible company Oceangate's first customers, holds up a photo of the Titanic, in Straubing, Germany, Wednesday June 21, 2023. Loibl characterized a dive he made to the site two years ago as a 'kamikaze operation.' (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)

June 23, 2023, 4:04 am

Looking back, sub tourist calls himself ‘naive’ for taking 2021 dive to the Titanic

Arthur Loibl, 61-year-old adventurer from Germany, describes 10.5-hour voyage inside ‘metal tube a few meters long with a sheet of metal for a floor’ lit by fluorescent glow stick

By Frank Jordans

James Cameron attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP)

June 23, 2023, 3:31 am

James Cameron says Titanic sub warnings ‘went unheeded’

‘Titanic’ director and renowned deep-sea explorer says submersible was source of widespread concern in close-knit ocean exploration community

By Agencies and ToI Staff

June 22, 2023, 11:50 pm

Pilot, 4 passengers of Titan sub died in ‘catastrophic implosion’ — US Coast Guard

Officials say debris found on ocean floor near wreck of the Titanic indicates submersible missing since Sunday was destroyed

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER

June 22, 2023, 5:33 pm

Search for missing Titanic sub passes critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply

Breathable air believed to have run out on lost submersible carrying 5 people to deep sea wreck; robot reaches ocean floor as rescuers search for source of ‘banging noises’

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER

This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows the company's Titan submersible, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

June 22, 2023, 6:57 am

Rescuers race all night to locate lost Titanic sub crew, as oxygen dwindles

Responders focus on area where underwater sounds heard, insist they are ‘hopeful’ for rescue, as effort hits critical stage with only hours left for 5 people in submersible

By Bastien Inzaurralde and Peter HUTCHISON

June 21, 2023, 12:13 pm

Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing near Titanic

But US Coast Guard doesn’t elaborate on whether the sounds indicate some of the 5 onboard the Titan are alive, as rescuers scramble to find vessel that has 24 hours of oxygen left

By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER

June 20, 2023, 5:28 pm

Rescuers race the clock to locate missing submersible bound for Titanic wreckage

US Coast Guard leads search for Titan and the five people aboard, warns that it is ‘a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area’

By Ben Finley and HOLLY RAMER

The wreck of the Titanic in 8K quality video taken by underwater exploration firm OceanGate Expeditions. (Screengrab/YouTube)

June 19, 2023, 9:25 pm

Search underway for missing submarine on voyage to see Titanic wreckage

OceanGate Expeditions, which has run annual expedition since 2021, says it is determined to find five people aboard vessel

By AP

In this grab taken from a digital scan released by Atlantic/Magellan on May 18, 2023, a view of the bow of the Titanic, in the Atlantic Ocean, is created using deep-sea mapping. (Atlantic/Magellan via AP)

May 21, 2023, 5:45 am

First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light

Researchers spent 6 weeks in North Atlantic mapping ocean liner some 12,500 feet under sea and surrounding 3-mile debris field where passengers’ personal belongings are scattered

By SYLVIA HUI

The facade of the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, replicates the front half of Titanic's exterior at 50 percent of the actual size, as does the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri. (Marshall Weiss/ Dayton Jewish Observer)

September 24, 2022, 8:49 am

Titanic Jewish Experience offers a moving tribute to the liner’s Jewish history

Located in Pigeon Forge, the Titanic Museum’s exhibit on Jewish passengers and crew highlights the role of immigration at the time, while drawing a direct line to the Holocaust

By Marshall Weiss

September 3, 2022, 11:37 pm

High quality film shows detail on Titanic shipwreck for 1st time

New underwater video reveals sunken vessel deteriorating since last visit in 2021, aiding scientists in their efforts to study rate of liner’s decay

By Michael Horovitz

July 31, 2021, 3:02 am

After long hiatus, author Helene Wecker resurrects fans’ beloved Golem and Jinni

With a mix of old and new characters, ‘The Hidden Palace’ advances the duo’s magic, heartbreak and love into early 20th century New York and Middle East

By Renee Ghert-Zand

A pocket watch with Hebrew letters on its face that belonged to a Jewish Russian immigrant who died aboard the Titanic. (Twitter via JTA)

August 26, 2018, 4:48 pm

Titanic victim’s Hebrew-letter watch sells for $57,500

Pocket watch belonging to Jewish Russian immigrant auctioned to collector of timepieces relating to the Titanic disaster

By JTA

A watch featuring Hebrew letters that belonged to a man who died aboard the Titanic (Twitter via JTA)

August 24, 2018, 11:54 pm

Titanic victim’s Hebrew-letter watch put up for auction

Online bidding on timepiece that belonged to Jewish Russian immigrant reaches $11,000 Friday morning

By JTA