The sisterly ship in Titanic Bretanick was sank by a mine in 1916. Divers have regained artifacts from the debris.

Divers have regained artifacts from Titanic The sisterly ship, the British, for the first time since the lining of the ocean was sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after beating a mine during the First World War.

The Ministry of Culture in Greece He said the two The 11 -year -old deep diving team performed a week in May to restore artifacts, including the ship’s bell and navigation light on the side of the port. Ministry He released a video on social media Show divers to explore debris and recover things.

The britannic was designed by White Star Line, which was launched in 1914, as a luxurious uterine cowardly, but was requested as a hospital ship during World War I. She was heading towards the island of Leminos when she hit a mine and sank on the island of Kea, about 45 miles southeast of Atz, on November 21, 1916.

The ship, the largest hospital ship at the time, sank in less than an hour. Thirty of more than 1060 people died on the plane when the survival boats were shocked by the fans that still take the ship.

The debris lies at a depth of about 400 feet, which makes it accessible to technical divers only. The diving team used the reinforced circle equipment in the recovery process organized by British historian Simon Mills, founder of the British Foundation, The Ministry of Culture said.

The ministry said that the conditions related to debris were especially difficult due to the currents and low visibility. Among the elements that were raised to the surface, the artifacts that reflect the role of the utility of the ships and their luxurious design: The Lookout Bell, the lamp of navigation, the first -class trays coated with silver, ceramic tiles from a Turkish bath, a pair of passenger crazy and porcelain wash of a second -class cabin.

the The Ministry of photos released From multiple organisms that have been withdrawn from the debris, including bell and Endoscopy.

The artifacts are now undergoing preservation in the Greek capital, Athens, and will be included in the permanent set of a new underwater antiquities museum under development in the Piraeus port. The museum will contain a section dedicated to the First World War, with elements of the British as the axis.