Britanica wreck to be turned into museum

The wreck of the famous Titanic’s twin ship may soon be turned into an underwater museum for tourists, according to the latest news. Simon Mills, a British historian, bought the vessel from the government in 1996.

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This magnificent liner sank in November 1916 near the Greek island of Kea. She was a hospital ship on her way to the Balkans to receive wounded soldiers from the First World War.

The wreck lies at quite a depth of 122m, so visits to the underwater museum will not take place in diving gear, but on board miniature submarines.

“Our plan is to launch with a boat capable of taking 3-4 people on board. The Titanic, lying in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, is being rapidly consumed by an iron-eating bacterium. In the next few hundred years, there won’t be much left of it. The Britanic, on the other hand, is a completely different story. This wreck rests in warm waters, where it is well preserved and almost intact. For many years this wreck has been overshadowed by the story of the Titanic, but it has its own story that is worth listening to,” – Mills said.

Titanic’s twin, improved at the construction stage, was to avoid its fate, but it shared it sooner than everyone thought, sinking within an hour as a result of an unexplained explosion on board.

According to the latest information, gathered on the basis of sonar images, it appears that the transatlantic sank into a mine. However, some historians do not agree with this version, claiming that a torpedo attack by a German submarine was behind her sinking. As a result of the sinking of the Britanic, 30 people died.

“This whole project is not just a tourist attraction for visitors. It is a thing to address issues such as education, protection and conservation regarding marine archaeological monuments,” – adds the owner of the wreck.

Source: telegraph.co.uk