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Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza hold a press conference at "Hostages Square," outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, December 16, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 17, 2023, 7:26 am
Who should be helped first in crisis? Experts say it’s not always women and children
The decision to release children and women first in Hamas hostage deal last month left many sick and elderly men behind, prompting some to question validity of old code
By AP and ToI Staff
A front and back view of a pocket watch belonging to Jewish Titanic passenger Sinai Kantor, with salt water stains showing approximately when the ship sank. (Courtesy Henry Aldridge and Son. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA)
November 11, 2023, 6:34 am
Hebrew pocket watch, frozen in time of Titanic wreck, to be auctioned
Dried water marks indicate watch that belonged to Sinai Kantor stopped at 2:25 a.m., five minutes after the famous shipwreck
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP)
June 29, 2023, 6:13 am
Likely human remains recovered from imploded deep-sea sub Titan
Investigators pull submersible debris on shore in hopes of finding clues about catastrophic failure during descent toward Titanic wreck, killing all five on board
By PATRICK WHITTLE
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 24, 2023, 5:45 am
What caused the Titan to implode? Right now, it’s not even clear who will lead probe
Questions abound on who has authority to lead what is likely to be a complex investigation involving several countries
By PATRICK WHITTLE and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Arthur Loibl, one of the submersible company Oceangate's first customers, holds up a photo of the Titanic, in Straubing, Germany, Wednesday June 21, 2023. Loibl characterized a dive he made to the site two years ago as a 'kamikaze operation.' (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)
June 23, 2023, 4:04 am
Looking back, sub tourist calls himself ‘naive’ for taking 2021 dive to the Titanic
Arthur Loibl, 61-year-old adventurer from Germany, describes 10.5-hour voyage inside ‘metal tube a few meters long with a sheet of metal for a floor’ lit by fluorescent glow stick
By Frank Jordans
James Cameron attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP)
June 23, 2023, 3:31 am
James Cameron says Titanic sub warnings ‘went unheeded’
‘Titanic’ director and renowned deep-sea explorer says submersible was source of widespread concern in close-knit ocean exploration community
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 22, 2023, 11:50 pm
Pilot, 4 passengers of Titan sub died in ‘catastrophic implosion’ — US Coast Guard
Officials say debris found on ocean floor near wreck of the Titanic indicates submersible missing since Sunday was destroyed
By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 22, 2023, 5:33 pm
Search for missing Titanic sub passes critical 96-hour mark for oxygen supply
Breathable air believed to have run out on lost submersible carrying 5 people to deep sea wreck; robot reaches ocean floor as rescuers search for source of ‘banging noises’
By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows the company's Titan submersible, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 22, 2023, 6:57 am
Rescuers race all night to locate lost Titanic sub crew, as oxygen dwindles
Responders focus on area where underwater sounds heard, insist they are ‘hopeful’ for rescue, as effort hits critical stage with only hours left for 5 people in submersible
By Bastien Inzaurralde and Peter HUTCHISON
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 21, 2023, 12:13 pm
Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing near Titanic
But US Coast Guard doesn’t elaborate on whether the sounds indicate some of the 5 onboard the Titan are alive, as rescuers scramble to find vessel that has 24 hours of oxygen left
By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER
This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows the company's Titan submersible, which went missing in June 2023 on its way to document the wreckage of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)
June 20, 2023, 5:28 pm
Rescuers race the clock to locate missing submersible bound for Titanic wreckage
US Coast Guard leads search for Titan and the five people aboard, warns that it is ‘a challenge to conduct a search in that remote area’
By Ben Finley and HOLLY RAMER
The wreck of the Titanic in 8K quality video taken by underwater exploration firm OceanGate Expeditions. (Screengrab/YouTube)
June 19, 2023, 9:25 pm
Search underway for missing submarine on voyage to see Titanic wreckage
OceanGate Expeditions, which has run annual expedition since 2021, says it is determined to find five people aboard vessel
By AP
In this grab taken from a digital scan released by Atlantic/Magellan on May 18, 2023, a view of the bow of the Titanic, in the Atlantic Ocean, is created using deep-sea mapping. (Atlantic/Magellan via AP)
May 21, 2023, 5:45 am
First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light
Researchers spent 6 weeks in North Atlantic mapping ocean liner some 12,500 feet under sea and surrounding 3-mile debris field where passengers’ personal belongings are scattered
By SYLVIA HUI
The facade of the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, replicates the front half of Titanic's exterior at 50 percent of the actual size, as does the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri. (Marshall Weiss/ Dayton Jewish Observer)
September 24, 2022, 8:49 am
Titanic Jewish Experience offers a moving tribute to the liner’s Jewish history
Located in Pigeon Forge, the Titanic Museum’s exhibit on Jewish passengers and crew highlights the role of immigration at the time, while drawing a direct line to the Holocaust
By Marshall Weiss
The wreck of the Titanic in 8K quality video taken by underwater exploration firm OceanGate Expeditions. (Screengrab/YouTube)
September 3, 2022, 11:37 pm
High quality film shows detail on Titanic shipwreck for 1st time
New underwater video reveals sunken vessel deteriorating since last visit in 2021, aiding scientists in their efforts to study rate of liner’s decay
By Michael Horovitz
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