The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 — almost 113 years ago — after it hit an iceberg. The RMS Carpathia was over three hours away and came to rescue the stranded survivors. Of the roughly 2,200 ...
The scuttling of the government's latest legal battle isn't necessarily the end of RMS Titanic Inc.'s attempts to enter the rapidly deteriorating ocean liner or to fetch more historic objects.
Instead, the RMS Carpathia responded to the Titanic's distress call and changed course to help. Harold Cottam, the Carpathia's 21-year-old wireless operator, had planned to go to sleep for the night.