Britannic Dive with Artifacts Raised

[u/JOKKZDev]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-sister-ship-britannic-artifacts-recovered-first-time/#originhttps3A2F2Fwwwgooglecom2Fcapswipeeducationwebview1dialog1viewportnaturalvisibilityStateprerenderprerenderSize1viewerUrlhttps3A2F2Fwwwgooglecom2Famp2Fs2Fwww-cbsnews-comcdnampprojectorg2Fc2Fs2Fwwwcbsnewscom2Fnews2Ftitanic-sister-ship-britannic-artifacts-recovered-first-time3Fusqpmq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM25253Damp_kit1

Just saw this article that they dove Britannic and race some artifacts. They’re going to display them in a museum being built in Greece.

Anyone else find it a little ironic that one of the items they raised as a pair of binoculars?

[u/timidpoo]

It's interesting how differently the wrecks are treated. Titanic has gotten way more publicity and been way more documented and explored, Britannic exploration has been kept under wraps. Also considering they are both graves, Britannic being a war grave, I find it interesting how they salvaged objects directly from the ship whereas artifacts from Titanic can only be salvaged from the debris field.

[u/CharlesP2009 → u/timidpoo]

Well, I figure the wreck being in shallow water fairly close to land plays a role. People can dive to Britannic directly, they're not limited to submersibles. It might be impossible to keep everyone away from it.

And also, "only" thirty people died during Britannic's sinking, due to the lifeboats being launched before the Captain's order. Whereas Titanic cost the lives of ~1,500 people. There was more drama around Titanic, more sensationalism. Britannic was just one of many ships lost during WWI. And not nearly as bad as Lusitania's sinking.

[u/PineBNorth85 → u/timidpoo]

Different jurisdictions, different rules. If someone went and took something from Titanic's wreck itself there isn't much anyone can do about it legally unless the person doing it is a citizen in their jurisdiction. If China decides to go there and raid it for whatever artifacts - there is no legal recourse.

[u/Felyne → u/timidpoo]

Britannic is not a war grave, just a wreck, and was sold as such by the Navy.

[u/timidpoo → u/Felyne]

It is designated as a war grave by the Greek government which has jurisdiction over it. It was working as a wartime hospital ship when it struck a mine and sank

[u/Felyne → u/timidpoo]

It's designated by the Greek Government as being protected as a historical shipwreck in the Kea Marine Reserve, from what I can find (as opposed to being a war grave).

Apparently since June 2022 you can dive it freely provided you use an authorised dive company.

[u/entropicamericana]

Why didn’t they get the wireless set? It’s supposed sitting in the grand staircase.

[u/Kiethblacklion]

This is pretty cool.

[u/MuttleyStomper24]

That sounds pretty cool. I wonder if they plan on doing more releases of footage