First objects retrieved from wreck of Titanic’s sister ship in Greece

Transatlantic passenger liner HMHS Britannic sank in 1916 after striking German mine off island of Kea

Deep-sea divers have retrieved a first batch of objects from the Titanic’s sister ship, which sank off the coast of Greece in 1916, including a signal lamp, ceramic tiles and a pair of binoculars.

The Greek culture ministry said on Monday that a research programme had involved “the retrieval of objects from the wreck site [of the HMHS Britannic] for the first time, from depths exceeding 120 metres [390ft].”