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Which of these ships sank in April of 1912? RMS Titanic, SS Eastland, RMS Lusitania, or Endurance. All of these ships sank in 1915 except the Titanic which was lost on April 15th, 1912.

下列哪艘船只在1912年4月沉没？皇家邮轮泰坦尼克号、“东陆号” 邮轮、皇家邮轮卢西塔尼亚号还是耐力号？除了在1912年4月15日沉没的泰坦尼克号之外，上述所有船只均在1915年沉没。

A British government minister says the wreck of the Titanic is the most documented maritime tragedy in history. On the night of April 14th when the so called unsinkable ship hit the iceberg that caused it to sink, Titanic was on its maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States. Now those two countries have ratified a treaty that's intended to protect the ship's remains. The law gives Britain and America the power to grant or deny licenses for explorers to send submersibles inside the wreckage and to remove any artifacts they find outside of it. British officials say this will ensure the Titanic is treated with the sensitivity and the respect it deserves but that wreck as it sits now won't stay that way forever. Images from a recent dive there show the ship is sinking deeper into the ocean floor and being corroded by bacteria there.

英国政府一名部长表示，泰坦尼克号失事是历史上记载最多的海上悲剧。4月14日晚，当号称“永不沉没”的泰坦尼克号因撞上冰山而沉没时，这艘巨轮正在进行从英国到美国的处女航。现在，英美两国签订了旨在保护泰坦尼克号残骸的协议。这项协议授予英国和美国权利，使两国得以获准或拒绝探险家将潜水器送入残骸并移除残骸外发现的任何文物的行为。英国官员表示，此举将确保泰坦尼克号得到应有的保护和尊重，但这艘沉船的残骸不会永远保持这种状态。最近的潜水图像显示，这艘船正在沉入海底深处，并遭到该处细菌的腐蚀。