In 1816, the generally accepted first recorded ship to ever sink in the Great Lakes was a wooden ship employed in the fur trade named “Invincible”. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Charles Lightoller
Charles Lightoller survived his first shipwreck at age 15 and later survived the Titanic. During WWI he sank a German U-boat by ramming it. Using his private boat, he rescued over 100 men from the beaches of Dunkirk during WWII. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Second Officer who survived Titanic and saved 130 lives at Dunkirk | Sky HISTORY TV Channel
Fun Fact – Secret Cold War Investigation
The wreck of the RMS Titanic was found during the Cold War as part of a secret US Naval investigation of two sunken nuclear submarines. The Navy never expected the oceanographer to actually find the Titanic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/titanic-nuclear-submarine-scorpion-thresher-ballard/
