The Haunted Titanic

We all know the most tragic maritime story of all time: the sinking of the Titanic by an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 14th, 1912. However, what many of us may not know is that, over the years, there have been many strange stories centred around the ill-fated ship. The most reported story has been that involving the Titanic Exhibit, which is housed in the Georgia Museum, and which travels from one major city to the next, giving people the opportunity to view many of the once-lost artefacts from the monumental wreckage. The exhibit is reported to be haunted.

Ghostly apparitions, disembodied voices and strange footsteps have been reported at many locations on the Titanic exhibit tour, and volunteers who work at the exhibit claim to have experienced an eerie presence around them while walking through the artefacts. These reports cannot be so easily dismissed, for it is quite often the case that spirits do attach themselves to certain artefacts, and haunt whatever location houses them This could well be the case with the Titanic, for obviously, unlike haunted properties, it is no longer actually standing, but has left behind many artefacts which could quite easily have been left with supernatural potential.

It is not known for sure just how many ghosts haunt the Titanic Exhibition. More than 1,500 people went down with the ship on that fateful evening of April 14th, 1912, so it could be any one or any number of those deceased souls.

A spokeswoman for the aquarium, Meghann Gibbons, has expressed her belief, and the belief of many volunteers working on the exhibit, that it is in fact haunted. One visitor to the Titanic Exhibit, with her daughter and 4-year-old grandson, firmly agree. According to her story, while viewing the 1st class quarters, she and her daughter thought little of the young boy's repeated questioning, "Who is that lady?" and "What is she doing?" They assured him that there was only a dress laid out over the love seat, as if waiting to be adorned. It wasn't until they heard later that the TAPS ghost hunting team was investigating paranormal activity in the Titanic Exhibit that they believed the boy had experienced his first ghostly encounter.

Many visitors to the exhibit claimed to have experienced an eerie feeling, as if being watched, or feeling an immense sadness around specific objects or areas of the exhibit. Most assumed it was a general sombre mood evoked by the 1912 disaster, but as more and more reports come in with similar claims, a lot of people are starting to give these reports credence - including the TAPS team of paranormal investigators from Sci-Fi's "Ghost Hunters". The TAPS lead investigators, Jay and Grant, strongly believe that the Titanic Exhibit is haunted. After a lengthy investigation, which aired on the 97th anniversary of the ship's tragic demise, the TAPS team found sufficient evidence of paranormal activity, including an eerie EVP recording. They were seated in a room trying to communicate with the ghost, and asked the spirit if it wanted them to leave. The voice distinctly replied, "Now - please, wait." Unfortunately, Jay and Grant could not follow up on the questions, since they did not hear the voice until later, when the evidence was being analysed.

This year (2012), a group of ghost hunters plan to mark the 100th anniversary of the 'Titanic's' sinking by travelling out to the exact location of the ship's sinking and searching for any residual impressions left behind from the incident. The group - appropriately named D.E.A.D (direct, evidence, after, death) - hope to achieve results mainly from the use of sophisticated EVP recorders. Their spokesperson, William Brower, says they will be recreating the atmosphere of the doomed 'Titanic's' last hours by serving up the same meals and listening to the same type of music heard on that fateful night a century ago. One of the group, Angelica Harris, hopes this will be a fitting tribute to those that died, including her great uncle who was aboard.

The supernatural incidents revolving around the Titanic could be attributable to residual impressions, which are often left behind after an event of extreme trauma, like the emotional trauma experienced by all those people who went down with the Titanic. Will the group pick up sounds of those who died, desperately screaming out for help in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean? Only time will tell.

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Top 5 Titanic Facts You Probably Didn't Know!

The RMS Titanic is probably one of the most well known ship wrecks and ships of all time. She was built and constructed by the Harland And Wolff Shipping company back in 1912 and commissioned/owned by the White Star Line shipping company, which is now part of Cunard Lines.

The Titanic met her fate on the night of April 14th 1912 when she hit an iceberg and sank in 2 and a half miles of water in the North Atlantic Ocean. On that night she took over 1500 passengers and crew with her when she sunk.

There are many facts known about the Titanic, the remainder of this article aims to highlight some of the most fun and interesting facts which a lot of people aren't aware of.

Fact Number One - Titanic was not a ship on her own

The RMS Titanic was constructed as a set of 3 super Olympic Class Liners, these consisted of the Titanic, the Olympic and the Britannic. The first to be built was the Olympic, the second was the Titanic and the third and final one was the Britannic. Out of the 3 ships the most luxurious and expensive was the RMS Titanic.

Fact Number Two - Titanic was one of the most expensive ships of her time

As liners went she was one of the most expensive ships every built at that time costing around £1.5 million pounds, which is estimated to be around £400 million at today's prices. The high cost was due to Titanic's size and the luxurious fixtures and fittings which were installed into her. However, when you consider that the cost of a first class ticket would have been around £10,000 the overall build cost doesn't really seem that much.

Fact Number Three - The sinking date is often told incorrectly

The Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14th 1912, that is factually correct, however she did not sink on the same day. The period of sinking took around 3 hours and she went down at 02:20am on April 15th 1912.

This is a common misconception which people often don't think about.

Fact Number Four - Survivors Alive Today

There are no known survivors of the disaster left alive today. Although 710 people were rescued from Titanic on the night that she sank, all of those people have since died of natural causes or of old age. The last known survivor of the disaster was Millvina Dean, however Millvina passed away just 3 years ago in 2009 aged 97. Millvina was on board the ship the night that she went down, she was only a few months old however.

Fact Number Five - The Olympic Class Liners weren't without their problems

All of the 3 Olympic Class Liners owned by White Star Line had issues at sea. The Olympic was the first when she hit a smaller ship whilst sailing out at sea, some time later she also hit and sunk and ship. Some said at the time that these Liners were simply too big. The Titanic was the second, she hit an iceberg and sank. The third was the Britannic which hit a mine during World War I and sank off the coast in the Mediterranean sea.

James Preston is an expert in maritime history with a particular interest in Titanic Facts & Titanic History. Visit his website for more details.

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