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"Say, old man, we are stopped and surrounded by ice".

mynameisluka — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:19:34 -0800

One hundred years ago, a network of Marconi wireless operators documented history's most famous shipwreck. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, the RMS Titanic's radio officers, were usually tasked with sending personal communications for first-class passengers. But on April 14, 1912, they turned their tapping fingers to the CQD distress signal (and, later in the evening, the relatively new SOS call), using the distinctive slang of their fellow operators to report the wreck, call for help, and indulge in a bit of gallows humor. BBC News recreates the night's events, complete with telegraphic slang, in a unique speech synthesis style developed by audio artist Susanne Weber. Listen here.

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April 14, 1912

Dave Faris — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:45:21 -0800

96 years ago today, the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the northern Atlantic, taking 1,500 souls with her. Now, they're blaming the rivets.

Miss Violet Constance Jessop

rogue — Sun, 22 Dec 2002 12:03:23 -0800

The unsinkable ~~Molly Brown~~ Violet Jessop survived three White Star fleet shipwrecks. She was a stewardess onboard the RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic, and a nurses aid on the HMHS Britannic. Violet didn't even know how to swim when her lifeboat was shredded by the Britannic's massive propellers. This amazing woman went on to serve aboard the RMS Olympic after the war and is featured in more than one book.

2,000 year old Roman "Titanic"

lagado — Mon, 04 Dec 2000 03:06:51 -0800

2,000 year old Roman "Titanic" found in the sands 10 yards from the Sicilian shore. The vessel - up to 150ft long and equipped with ancient luxuries including candelabras, a hot tub and religious shrine - is thought to have ferried the Roman super-rich along the Mediterranean coast to various ports en route.