Divers have recovered artifacts from the Titanic’s sister ship the Britannic for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. Greece’s Culture Ministry announced Monday that an 11-member deep-sea diving team conducted a weeklong operation in May to recover the artifacts. They include the ship’s bell, and the port-side navigation light. The White Star Line’s Britannic was launched in 1914. It was designed as a luxury cruise liner but was requisitioned as a hospital ship during World War I. It sank on Nov. 21, 1916 after striking a mine off the island of Kea which is southeast of Athens.

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In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, divers illuminate the wreck's interior of the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

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In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, divers illuminate the wreck's interior of the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

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In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, divers carefully sift to recover objects from the wreck site of the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)

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In this undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, a diver carefully sifts to recover objects from the wreck site of the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I. (Greek Culture Ministry via AP)