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Sinking of the Britannic and the targeting of hospital ships: Tragedy, war crimes, and the collapse of maritime protections in World War I

The largest hospital ship lost in World War I, HMHS Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, sank on November 21, 1916, after striking a German-laid mine in the Aegean Sea. Despite watertight ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Titanic exhibit at Volo Museum floods on anniversary of famous ship's sinking

VOLO, Ill. (WLS) -- The Titanic exhibit at the Volo Museum flooded on the anniversary of the famous ship's sinking, the museum said. Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to the Chicago area Tuesday, ...
CNN

In torpedoing an enemy warship, the US Navy just did something it hasn’t done in eight decades

The sinking of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka this week is something a US Navy submarine hasn’t done in more than 80 years and is another indication that Washington’s war with Tehran is ...