Podcast
American History Tellers
The book discusses the obsession with the wreck of the Titanic and why it gained such traction in our collective memory. It explores the many attempts to locate and raise the ship, from initial plans using submarines and magnets to later expeditions employing more advanced technology.
My object, first of all, is to deliver the Titanic to its owners without further injury so that the great vessel may be rebuilt.
— Episode: The Titanic | The Obsession | 4
Episode: The Titanic | The Obsession | 4
The book discusses the obsession with the wreck of the Titanic and why it gained such traction in our collective memory. It explores the many attempts to locate and raise the ship, from initial plans using submarines and magnets to later expeditions employing more advanced technology.
My object, first of all, is to deliver the Titanic to its owners without further injury so that the great vessel may be rebuilt.
Much of the cargo, or all of it, would be recovered. All the bodies which sank with the doomed ship have long since been embalmed by the action of the seawater, and when they are at last brought back to the surface, they will be easily identifiable and prepared for reverential burial.