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Seabourn submersible trip discovers century old shipwreck
Luxury line Seabourn has made a historic discovery during one of its submersible trips.
It discovered the wreck of a ship missing for more than a century earlier this week.
The WW1 ship Titania sank off Alejandro Selkirk Island in Chile’s Juan Fernández Archipelago in 1914.
The discovery was made during a submersible experience from Seabourn Pursuit.
“This discovery is nothing short of historic,” said Robin West, vice president and general manager of expeditions at Seabourn.
He said the ship is located 95 metres below the water.
“Our submarine explorations often take our guests to places where no other human has ever explored. I am so incredibly proud of our expedition team for delivering this once-in-a-lifetime ‘Seabourn Moment.”
The Seabourn team discovered the Titania about 4.25 nautical miles off the northwest coast of Selkirk with the help of a local fisherman.
Titania was scuttled on November 19, 1914.
Local fishermen occasionally found metal fragments in their lobster traps they believed belonged to the ship, but the wreck had never been officially located until now.
It happened during one of Seabourn Pursuit’s South Pacific voyages which traversed more than 4,000 miles between Melanesia, French Polynesia and San Antonio, Chile.
The itineraries include Easter Island; visiting the Pitcairn island group and the remote Yasawa Islands of Fiji.
Seabourn will offer similar deployments in 2025 featuring four voyages on Seabourn Pursuit: a pair of 20-day voyages departing March 18, 2025 from San Antonio, Chile to Papeete, Tahiti; and October 10, 2025 from Papeete to San Antonio.
Also scheduled is an 18-day voyage from Papeete to Sydney departing April 7, 2025; and a 16-day Remote Shores of New Guinea & Indonesia departing April 24, 2025, from Sydney to Darwin.
Seabourn Pursuit and sister ship, Seabourn Venture feature two custom-built submarines.
Submarine experiences are available for an additional charge and are offered on select itineraries, including Seabourn Pursuit‘s South Pacific sailings between March and October 2025.
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