Kristie Patricia Flannery

This photo taken during the historical 1986 dive to the wreck shows the bow of the Titanic.
LIFE & CULTURE

Disaster, opulence, and the merciless ocean: Why the Titanic disaster continues to enthral

THE question on many minds this week is why did some of the world’s richest men risk death to venture to the bottom of the sea in a cold and cramped “experimental” submersible for a chance to glimpse ...