Divers reach ship that sank off Mass. in 1898

‘Titanic of New England’ was littered with artifacts, but no human remains This image from video provided by Bob Foster shows dishes about 460 feet below the ocean's surface off the coast of Massachusetts, discovered by recreational divers who explored the remains of the S.S. Portland last August. BOSTON - Five Massachusetts men became the first divers to reach the wreck of a 19th-century steamship that sank in one of the most destructive storms in New England history, and say they saw an array of artifacts like dishes and mugs but no human remains. The Portland, known as the "Titanic of New England," sank off the Massachusetts coast Nov. 26, 1898, after it sailed from Boston, taking more than 190 people with it. The recreational divers spoke this week for the first time about their three successful dives in August and... [read full story]