Report added to Titanic exhibit in Halifax
A new exhibit will be added today to the Titanic exhibit at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the luxury liner. Continue reading
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Auction house says it has found violin from bandleader of sinking Titanic
The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as the oceanliner sank has been unearthed, a British auction house said Friday. Continue reading
Largest collection of recovered Titanic jewels to be displayed for the first time
Most of the jewelry recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic will go on public display for the first time with a three-city tour. Continue reading
“A man is planning on building Titanic II and says it will be unsinkable…. #HeardThatBefore #Ironic”@lindser77 via Twitter Now Trending: Titanic II to be built by an Australian billionaire →
Australian billionaire to build high-tech Titanic replica
An Australian billionaire said Monday he’ll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyage in late 2016 will be from England to New York, just like its namesake planned. Continue reading
Roses laid on graves of Titanic victims as Halifax honours 100th anniversary
Children not even old enough to have seen the film version of Titanic played an important part in paying tribute to those lost in the disaster 100 years ago. Continue reading
Halifax pays respects to victims of Titanic sinking at local cemetery
People in Halifax gathered at a local cemetery today to pay their respects to the victims of the Titanic sinking on the centennial of the disaster. Continue reading
“You look down over the side of the ship and you realize that every man and every woman who didn’t make it into a lifeboat had to make that decision, of when to jump or stay on the ship as the lights went out.”Jane Allen, aboard MS Balmoral Prayers and silence mark 100th anniversary of Titanic disaster →
Titanic stories – Letter home explains recovery efforts of C.S. Minia crew
As a 20-year-old electrician aboard the cable ship Minia, Francis Rickards Dyke wrote a letter to his mother as the vessel’s crew worked to recover bodies from where the Titanic sank April 15, 1912. Continue reading
Titanic stories – Diary of Mackay-Bennett crewman tells haunting tale of Titanic recovery
Clifford Crease was only 24-years-old when he set out aboard C.S. Mackay-Bennett to take on the daunting task of recovering Titanic victims from the North Atlantic. The experience would quietly haunt him for years. Continue reading