Coast Files Podcast

It became the most famous ship in the world after tragically sinking in April 1912. RMS Titanic was lost for 73 years until Robert Ballard and his team located the wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Join us this week as we discuss the wreck; diving into the many controversies over salvage rights, historical preservation, and respect for those who died.

References

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Treisman, R. (2023, May 20). A remarkable new view of the Titanic shipwreck is here, thanks to deep-sea mappers. Opb. https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/20/remarkable-new-view-of-the-titanic-shipwreck-is-here-thanks-to-deep-sea-mappers/#:~:text=Using%20technology%20developed%20by%20Magellan,%2D5%2Dmile%20debris%20field

Tabachnick, C. (2023b, June 23). Robert Ballard found the Titanic wreckage in 1985. Here’s how he discovered it and what has happened to its artifacts since. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-ballard-titanic-wreckage-1985-discovery-artifacts/

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Ryan, S. (2012, April 11). Who owns the Titanic, and who can dive at the wreck? TheJournal.ie. https://www.thejournal.ie/who-owns-the-titanic-and-who-can-dive-at-the-wreck-404369-Apr2012/

Photos:

File:RMS Titanic 3.jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (1923). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RMS_Titanic_3.jpg

File:Whitestarline.svg – Wikimedia Commons. (2012, January 15). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whitestarline.svg

Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). File:Argo submersible.jpg – Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argo_submersible.jpg

File:ALVIN submersible.jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (n.d.). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ALVIN_submersible.jpg

File:Alvin (DSV-2) drawing2.jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (n.d.). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alvin_(DSV-2)_drawing2.jpg

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (n.d.). First photos from the discovery of the Titanic. https://www.whoi.edu/multimedia/first-photos-from-the-discovery-of-the-titanic/

National Geographic. (n.d.-a). The discovery team leaders. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/ocean-human-lives/underwater-archaeology/rms-titanic/1985-discovery-of-rms-titanic/

File:Titanic the Artifact Exhibition Luxor Dec 2023 3.jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (2023, December 26). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titanic_the_Artifact_Exhibition_Luxor_Dec_2023_3.jpg

File:Titanic the Artifact Exhibition Luxor Dec 2023 15.jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (2023, December 26). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titanic_the_Artifact_Exhibition_Luxor_Dec_2023_15.jpg

Wikipedia contributors. (2005, January 12). File:Titanic Bell.JPG – Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Titanic_bell.JPG