On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, waters also troubled the Volo Museum, as its Titanic exhibit was flooded after Tuesday night’s downpour of storms.

The flooding happened 114 years to the day since the legendary ocean liner fatally struck an iceberg just before midnight on April 14, 1912, sinking on April 15.

The museum staff in Volo were able to rescue the valuable displays when the intrusive waters were discovered Wednesday morning. The collection includes authentic fashion pieces and artifacts from the Titanic era and vehicles valued at more than $6 million and once owned by prominent Titanic passengers, including John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim and Lady Lucy Duff Gordon, according to a Volo Museum news release.

“The irony of any Titanic exhibit flooding is strange enough, but the fact that ours flooded on the exact anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking is more than ironic; it’s almost paranormal,” marketing director Jim Wojdyla said in the release.

Though the intense thunderstorms that blanketed northern Illinois Tuesday night may be an easy explanation for the mishap, employees and owners say paranormal activity isn’t out of the question. Thorough inspections revealed no cracks in the foundation, broken pipes roof leaks or other obvious points of entry, according to the release.

The Volo Museum, located at 27582 Volo Village Road, isn’t usually prone to flooding since this is the second time the building has experienced it in more than 40 years, according to operators. The other occurrence also happened at the Titanic exhibit under mysterious circumstances in 2024.

“This is the second time our Titanic museum has flooded,” Wojdyla said in the release. “The first time occurred during its opening year, and now again on the anniversary. I’m not sure what to make of the coincidence, but it’s enough to give us goosebumps.”

The first flooding incident drew attention from national news programs and the Travel Channel’s “Paranormal Caught on Camera.” Other unexplained occurrences at the museum have also been featured on the Discovery Channel’s “Ghost Hunters.”

“Another point to stress was that the first leak came from under our Titanic car,” Wojdyla said. “Only two were ever made. One went down the Titanic, and we have the only other one in the world.”

Tuesday’s leak came from a different location – by the interactive slopes where people can experience how the ship tilted a degree by the minute while it sank.

According to the National Weather Service’s Chicago O’Hare station, more than 2 inches of precipitation were observed on Tuesday. That amount could be a new record for the day, smashing the 1.21 inches recorded in 1949.

More bad luck may be coming the museum’s way, as another round of thunderstorms was predicted to hit the area Wednesday evening. A flood watch for McHenry County was issued with the possibility of torrential rain falling at rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour, according to the NWS.