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Raise the Titanic By Clive Cussler


 * 1) The Sicilian Project  - The Sicilian Project is a super secret project started by the President of the United States. It's main goal is to develop a national defense system to protect the United States from missal attacks from other countries.
 * 2) Byzantium  - Byzantium is one of the rarest radioactive elements on earth. The only place on earth that was suspected to have it was mined out decades ago. The ore was then smuggled out of the country and was on the Titanic on the way to New York.
 * 3) NUMA - NUMA stands for the National Underwater and Marine Association. There salvage ships and submarines work to bring the Titanic back to the surface.
 * 4) Dirk Pitt  - Long time adventure and projects director for NUMA, Dirk is put in charge of the effort to raise the Titanic. He specializes in pulling off impossible stunts, daring rescues and coming back from the dead.
 * 5) Russians  - The Russians will do everything in there power to keep the byzantium out of the Americans' hands. Even if it mean murder, secret missions, and sinking the great ocean liner.
 * 6) Sappho II  - The Sappho II is one of the deep sea submersibles that is working on the Titanic. During the salvage the sub gets pinned to the Titanic and springs a leak and begins taking on water.
 * 7) Salvage ships  - During the salvage of the Titanic, several salvage ships are constantly working on the Titanic. They function as a base for the deep sea submersibles and a base of operations.
 * 8) SOS  - SOS is the international signal of distress for ships. After the Russians take out the communications on board the Titanic the surviving members of the salvage crew are forced to take desperate measures. They signal an SOS to call for help.
 * 9) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Hurricane Amanda <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- When there are just a few days remaining until the scheduled accent of the Titanic, a freak hurricane threatens the multi-billion dollar salvage mission. Who expects a hurricane in May?
 * 10) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Cornet <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">- A cornet is a type of horn. During a deep sea exploration mission, an engraved cornet that sunk with the Titanic is found. This gives NUMA enough data to calculate the resting place of the Titanic.[[image:TITANIC GLOG 2.JPG width="707" height="1076"]]