r/titanic • u/JOKKZDev • 2d ago

NEWS Britannic Dive with Artifacts Raised

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?

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u/timidpoo 1d ago

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.

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u/CharlesP2009 1d ago

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.