THTP EP: Titanic Revisited: Part Two - The Aftermath, Recovery, & Inquiry
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Send us Fan Mail The sinking of Titanic did not end when the great liner disappeared beneath the Atlantic. For the survivors, the bereaved, and the rescuers aboard Carpathia, the ordeal was only beginning. Across the ocean, families waited for news, recovery ships prepared to search the wreck’s aftermath, and investigators began asking how a supposedly extraordinary vessel could have suffered such a catastrophic loss. In Part Two of Titanic Revisited, Patrick and Parker examine the diff...
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