Lifeboat

The personal papers of the judge who investigated the Titanic disaster have been revealed.

Could the world's most famous shipwreck still hold remains of passengers and crew?

Terrified crewmen fought in vain to save a stricken live export ship carrying nearly 6,000 cows off China as stormy seas rushed into the vessel. Only one survivor from sinking found.

Washington-State-based OceanGate Expeditions is offering tourists the chance to join missions next year that will include taking part in submersible dives to the wreck and its debris field.

Harold Lowe was a hero of the Titanic and some of his treasured belongings are now going on sale for £60,000. His whistle, ceremonial hat and certificate of competency are among the items.

While such crossings have become more common, deaths are rare.

COVID may have left the bluewater classic high and dry this year but race fans can follow Mistral II's eventful race 73 years ago in cyberspace.

Dozens of migrants, many of them exhausted, arrived at the port of Arguineguin in Spain's Gran Canaria after being rescued from the Atlantic Ocean. Three of them needed medical attention and were carried on stretchers and wheelchairs when the rescue boat docked.

Lawyers for the US government have raised that question in an ongoing court battle to block the planned expedition.