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The Independent UK
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Divers recover secrets of Titanic’s sister ship for the first time

In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, divers illuminate the wreck's interior of the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP) - (Greece's Culture Ministry)

Artifacts from the Britannic, sister ship to the ill-fated Titanic, have been recovered for the first time in over a century since the vessel sank in the Aegean Sea during the First World War.

The Greek Culture Ministry confirmed on Monday that an 11-member deep-sea diving team successfully retrieved items, including the ship’s bell and its port-side navigation light, during a week-long operation conducted in May.

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