AdvertisementTitanic Wreckage Now Protected Under U.S.-U.K. Deal That Was Nearly SunkJanuary 21, 2020Colin DwyerfacebookEmailThe Titanic set out from Southampton, England, in 1912 — and infamously dragged more than 1,500 of its passengers and crew to their deaths not long afterward. Now the underwater wreckage of the historic vessel is getting some new protections. (Getty Images)