Remains of SS Mesaba, ship that sent iceberg warning to Titanic, found lying in the Irish Sea
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The remains of the SS Mesaba, the ship that sent an iceberg warning to the doomed Titanic, have been found lying in the Irish Sea.
Researchers announced Wednesday that a team from Bournemouth and Bangor Universities discovered the remains of the merchant steamship SS Mesaba, which was torpedoed in 1918 by a German submarine while traveling from Liverpool to Philadelphia. The ship sank in St. George's channel, killing 20 people aboard, including the Mesaba's commander.
Six years prior to its sinking, the merchant ship had crossed the Atlantic in 1912 and sent a radio message warning the RMS Titanic of ice in the waters of the North Atlantic. That warning was received but never made it to the Titanic's bridge, according to the researchers who found the Mesaba's remains. The Titanic later that night it hit an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage from England to New York, leading to the deaths of more than 1,500 people.
