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Argentina marks Belgrano sinking

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Argentina marks the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the warship General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict with the UK.

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Titanic tragedy to be remembered

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is being remembered at special events across the world, including in the ship’s birthplace Belfast.

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Titanic memorial cruise sets sail

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

A cruise marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic leaves Southampton, travelling to the site where the liner sank.

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Italy probes cruise ship sinking

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Italian police investigate the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in which at least three died, as two people are rescued from the capsized vessel.

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Monument at Arlington Cemetery honors Jewish chaplains

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Their ship was going down. That much was clear as four U.S. Army chaplains helped hustle fellow soldiers onto lifeboats after a German torpedo struck the USS Dorchester during World War II. Then, the life jackets ran out, and the chaplains made a brave choice: They handed over their own vests and stayed aboard the sinking ship. Read full article > >

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Fellowes to pen Titanic TV epic

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to write a mini-series about the sinking of the Titanic, to air next year on ITV1.

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Fellowes to pen Titanic TV epic

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to write a mini-series about the sinking of the Titanic, to air next year on ITV1.

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Search for sailor feared drowned

Monday, January 31st, 2011

A search resumes for a man feared to have drowned after returning to his sinking boat in the sea off Plymouth.

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Buyer pays £20,000 for Titanic survivor’s tale

Monday, October 18th, 2010

A woman’s account of escaping the sinking Titanic in 1912 is sold to an Eastern European collector for £20,000.

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British film director Baker dies

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Film-maker Roy Ward Baker, whose 1958 movie A Night to Remember recreated the sinking of the Titanic, dies at the age of 93.

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Korean rivals hold military talks

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

North and South Korea hold their first military talks in almost two years in a bid to ease tensions heightened by the sinking of a warship.

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South Korea outlines aid to North

Monday, September 13th, 2010

South Korea says it will deliver rice and other aid to North Korea, even as it releases its final report into the sinking of a warship in March.

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US imposing North Korea sanctions

Monday, August 30th, 2010

The US is to impose new financial sanctions on North Korea after the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, officials say.

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