The Titanic, discovered in 1985 deep beneath the ocean off of Newfoundland, is the most iconic shipwreck in the world. The massive luxury liner sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg, but it was well preserved in its freezing resting place on the ocean floor.
In 2021, the Oceangate, a state-of-the-art submersible, made it possible to visit the site, but just two years later, everyone aboard the vessel was tragically killed when it imploded deep in the blue, and all the crew members were lost to the sea.
So, for obvious reasons, visiting the ship today is mostly off-limits. But luckily, if you’re a shipwreck enthusiast, there are plenty of other ships in the sea.
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The U.S. Navy launched the USS Kittiwake in 1945 and used it until 1994. In 2011, it was deliberately sunk off the coast of Grand Cayman to serve as an ...
