The RMS Carpathia came to the rescue of stranded Titanic passengers after the shipwreck and sinking, saving over 700 survivors from the icy water.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lifeboat with Titanic survivors approaches the RMS Carpathia on April 15, 1912.Carl Simon/United Archives/Universal Images Group ...

They were three days into their journey when the distress signal came. The Rev. Henry Burke of Hawley and the Rev. Daniel McCarthy had set sail from New York on Thursday. Aboard the Carpathia, they ...

More than 1,500 people lost their lives when the Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912 -100 years ago today - and sank within hours. But 712 people were rescued from the sinking of ...

Diving on a wreck in 500 feet of water is dangerous, said former French naval commander Paul Henri Nargeolet. But he would rather salvage artifacts than dodge Manhattan taxis. Nargeolet has done both ...

A telegraph machine from the ship that rescued Titanic survivors, the RMS Carpathia, along with a wedding ring and messages from some of those saved, are going under the hammer in a huge online action ...

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A lifeboat with Titanic survivors approaches the RMS Carpathia on April 15, 1912.Carl Simon/United Archives/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When the Titanic sank around 2:20 a.m. on April 15, ...