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Divers also found a section of railing around the ship’s bow - made famous by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio - has fallen off

Titanic: Bronze statue discovered by divers as new images released of 112-year-old wreck

A recent expedition to the Titanic has uncovered significant deterioration of the world’s most famous shipwreck, including the loss of a large portion of the vessel’s iconic bow railing. The discovery has reignited discussions about the preservation and ethics of continued exploration of the site, which remains both a historical landmark and a gravesite.

New Titanic expedition reveals accelerating decay of iconic shipwreck

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It's the latest sign that the famous shipwreck is gradually degrading from bacteria, with experts warning it could disappear in a matter of years.

'Titanic will literally never look the same' after researchers discovered the site of James Cameron's famous 'I'm flying' scene is breaking apart

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New images of the Titanic were released today, capturing sights of a long-lost statue of a goddess and the degradation of perhaps the most famous shipwreck in history.

See it: Lost Titanic statue discovered in latest expedition

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A DOOMED group of sunken islands found far below the ocean's surface has been linked to the legendary "lost" Atlantis – though it's unlikely it really inspired the fabled sea empire. The newly discovered islands disappeared millions of years ago, and sit atop an underwater mountain that's 1.4 miles...

Sunken islands branded ‘origin of Atlantis’ as lost lands found on underwater mountain 1.4-miles below ocean surface

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In a remarkable underwater discovery, wreck divers uncovered a heavily armed 18th-century pirate ship between Morocco and Spain off the coast. The ship, identified as a Barbary pirate, is a rare find and the first to be discovered in the heart of the Barbary Coast, an area notorious for its centuries-long reign of terror on the high seas.

Wreck Divers Discover 18th-Century Barbary Pirate Ship Loaded with Priceless Artifacts

The dramatic footage of Steve Jobs’ $140 million Venus superyacht colliding with the $250 million superyacht Lady Moura off the coast of Italy has gone viral after the incident happened last month. The video was captured by Lady Moura’s owner, Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas, who can be heard shouting desperately to grab the attention of the crew of the 78.2-metre Feadship superyacht Venus. A representative of Salinas has now released a statement explaining the event that led to the collision of the two superyachts.

No captain, no crew: the bridge of Steve Jobs’ widow’s $140 million Venus superyacht was completely deserted when it rammed into the Mexican billionaire’s $250 million superyacht in broad daylight

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Many places across the world have been named "gates of hell" for various reasons. Here are a few well-known examples.

Just How Many “Gates To Hell” Are There On Earth?

A man who was found dead in a relative's back garden died of blunt force trauma from dog bites, an inquest has heard. Nicholas Glass, 33, was attacked by up to four dogs before his body was discovered outside a property in Hereford Close in Rednal, Birmingham on 21 August.

Man died of blunt force trauma from dog bites

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Archaeologists have a theory about their last minutes of life.

Unearthed Pompeii Skeletons Shed Light on Victims' Final Moments

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New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.Dubbed the "holy grail" of shipwrecks, the San Jose was owned by the Spanish crown when it was sunk by the British navy near Cartagena in 1708. Only a handful of its 600-strong crew survived.In February, the Colombian government announced it would begin extractions from the ship off its Caribbean coast, with the wreckage believed to be holding treasures worth billions of dollars."Results of this exploration have revealed an unprecedented set of archaeological evidence, which has greatly...

New artifacts found in legendary treasure-laden shipwreck

A man has been jailed for manslaughter after fatally punching a man outside a pub on New Year's Eve. David Butler, 53, punched Robert Chadney, who was on a night out at the Beauchamp Arms in Malvern, Worcestershire, on 31 December 2023. Mr Chadney, who was punched "to the side...

Man jailed after fatal punch outside pub

A woman says she felt "amazing" walking down the aisle in a wedding dress that her brother had made for her from scratch. Brooke Jones, 30, married her now-husband Alex in Newport earlier this month. Her brother Reagen Evans, 28, a couture fashion designer, spent about 120 hours making her...

Bride married in dream dress made by her brother

A group of environmentalists are trying to restore the peat bog that delivered the gruesome find.

Forty years since bog gave up dark Lindow Man secret

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

A rat-infested jail where prisoners face rising violence and self-harm needs urgent improvement, the chief inspector of prisons has told the justice secretary. Rochester Prison in Kent had squalid conditions, decrepit buildings, widespread illicit drug-use and a “dearth of activity” to prepare men for release, inspectors said. Infestations...

Rat-infested jail needs urgent measures - report

These tragedies keep occurring in Nigeria's megacity, and yet no-one is ever held to account.

Collapse after collapse - why Lagos buildings keep crashing down

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Loch Ness and its mythical monster have fascinated conspiracy theorists for decades – but new research has thrown up some interesting developments which might just change people’s perspectives on the supposed home of the famous beasty.Of course, the creature from Scottish folklore is said to inhabit Loch Ness with rumours dating back to the 19th century.No evidence has ever been uncovered, and a new study has found that there actually might be “mini-monsters” in the loch, rather than a bigger creature [via IFLScience].The study from the University of Aberdeen involved experts dropping a holographic camera into the loch, which has...

Groundbreaking Loch Ness research reveals that 'mini-monsters' are in its waters

The man who walked out into the rain in Dhaka hadn’t seen the sun in more than five years. Even on a cloudy day, his eyes struggled to adjust after half a decade locked in a dimly lit room, where his days had been spent listening to the whirr of industrial fans and the screams of the tortured.

'The howls were terrifying': Imprisoned in the notorious 'House of Mirrors'

After buying a 200-year-old hall to renovate, Andrew and Louisa Godfrey made a heavenly discovery.

Couple renovating manor uncover 'priceless' angels

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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

It was the image that made the Titanic's wreck instantly recognisable - the ship's bow looming out of the darkness of the Atlantic depths. But a...

Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

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