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1912: Monday April 15th 04:10 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

"We are in collision with berg. Sinking Head down. 41.46 N(orth of the Equator). 50.14 W(est of Greenwich). Come soon as possible." 
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Buy the Titanic Book written by Dr Robert Ballard from amazon.com 1985: The remains of the Titanic were found by Dr. Robert Ballard.  Eventually he released the coordinates of the Titanic's location as, stern section sits on ocean floor at 41° 43' 35" North (of the Equator), 49° 56' 54" West (of Greenwich), boilers at 41° 43' 32" N, 49° 56' 49" W, bow at 41° 43' 57" N, 49° 56' 49" W.   She was found 13½ miles southeast of the position given in her last distress call. (Full story)

uk_mar4.jpg (32915 bytes)1994: The Wreck of the Titanic - a major exhibition - opens at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England displaying for the first time artifacts recovered by Titanic Inc. between 1987 and 1993. It is the most popular exhibition ever staged by the museum and the start point of Titanic Exhibitions around the World.

(see the Exhibition presented by Britannica Online)

 

 

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