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  • The Dino Chouest, an offshore supply ship, is docked at the Port of Providence, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Providence, R.I. The vessel is to be part of an expedition by Georgia-based firm RMS Titanic, Inc., to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, the British ocean liner that sank in April of 1912. The expedition is to use modern imaging technology and remotely operated vehicles to capture detailed images of the Titanic, the wreckage site and the debris field, RMST Inc. representatives said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Tech

    Titanic salvage company will make its first voyage to the wreck in 14 years in the wake of OceanGate Titan sub tragedy

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • FILE-The Polar Prince arrives at the port in St. John’s, Newfoundland in this June 24, 2023, file photo. Authorities from the U.S. and Canada began the process of investigating the cause of the fatal Titan submersible implosion even as they grappled with questions of who was responsible for determining how the tragedy unfolded. The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for deep-sea exploration. Tuesday, June 18, 2024, marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site. (Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press via AP, file)Environment

    OceanGate Titan imploded 1 year ago. Here’s the state of the investigation and what happens next with deep-sea exploration

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others
  • FILE-Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for deep-sea exploration. Tuesday, June 18, 2024, marks one year since the Titan vanished on its way to the historic wreckage site. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press via AP, File)Environment

    One year after OceanGate’s Titan imploded on its way to the Titanic, an Ohio real estate billionaire is planning a voyage to the shipwreck in 2026

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others
  • Portrait of confident fisherman standing in fishing boatRetail

    U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Young glass eels swim in a transport containerFinance

    Most valuable fish in U.S. are wriggly, weigh only a few grams, and fetch fishermen $2,000 a pound

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Maine lobsterEnvironment

    In just 8 years, Maine’s lobster haul has lost nearly 40 million pounds per year: ‘There’s no question climate change is affecting it’

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Maine lobsterEnvironment

    Maine’s lobstermen claim their boats have unconstitutional ankle bracelets because of rules designed to save rare whales

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Wind farmEnvironment

    Conservative-backed mission to save the whales collides with lack of evidence that offshore wind is fatal

    By Christina Larson, Jennifer McDermott, and others
  • Maine lobsterEnvironment

    New England’s $510 million lobster economy reels from near 40% population plunge

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Doubling Point LighthouseEnvironment

    11 lighthouse enthusiasts who are only allowed access once per year fall 10 feet onto rocky Maine mudflats after sudden bridge collapse

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Susan LinderEnvironment

    Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • A logo on vessel near the OceanGate Inc. offices in Everett, Washington, US, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. The five crew members on the missing OceanGate Titan submersible that was headed to the Titanic died from a “catastrophic implosion” of their vessel. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    OceanGate has ‘suspended all exploration and commercial operations’ following the Titan submersible tragedy

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Titan subEnvironment

    Coast Guard locates ‘presumed human remains’ from wreckage of Titan sub vessel

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • The Polar Prince, the main support ship for the Titan submersible, arrives at the Port of St. John’s in Newfoundland, Canada. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman, died after the missing Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion while trying to reach the RMS Titanic. Picture date: Saturday June 24, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    ‘Presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titan sub after its trip with 5 passengers ended in disaster

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • AT SEA – (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â” MANDATORY CREDIT – ” OCEANGATE/ HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. Search and rescue operations continue by US Coast Guard in Boston after a tourist submarine bound for the Titanic’s wreckage site went missing off the southeastern coast of Canada. (Photo by Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Lifestyle

    All 5 aboard OceanGate’s Titan submersible ‘have sadly been lost’ based on debris found that are ‘consistent with a catastrophic implosion’

    By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others