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Century-Old Britannic Wreck Yields Priceless Artifacts for New Greek Museum

Century-Old Britannic Wreck Yields Priceless Artifacts for New Greek Museum

Century-Old Britannic Wreck Yields Priceless Artifacts for New Greek Museum A deep-sea expedition has successfully recovered a trove of artifacts from the wreck of the HMHS Britannic, the Titanic’s sister ship, more than a century after it sank in the Aegean Sea. Greece’s Culture Ministry announced the significant recovery this week, revealing that an 11-member diving team conducted a weeklong operation in May to bring up items including the ship’s bell and a port-side navigation light. The Britannic, launched in…

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