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Sinking of Titanic is remembered

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

The city Titanic departed from on its ill-fated voyage is marking the 100th anniversary of its sinking.

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Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

A Titanic crewman and a countess who made friends

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Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

VIDEO: Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

The families of two Titanic survivors have met for the first time, 100 years after the ship sank.

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VIDEO: Unlikely bond in lifeboat eight

ABC’s ‘Titanic’: That sinking feeling

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Dreadful news, everyone: The Titanic has sunk again. It just keeps sinking and sinking and sinking . . . How come some enterprising cruise line doesn’t just rebuild a fleet of them and sink one annually? (Disney? Carnival? Who has the rights?) Rebuild it and the masses would certainly come. It could be like one of those murder-mystery dinner inns, only more romantic, tragic. People would pay good money to dress up in Edwardian finery, set sail and glub-glub. Read full article > >

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Titanic cruise delayed by illness

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The memorial cruise which is tracing the route taken by the Titanic is delayed after a BBC cameraman on board is taken ill.

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Home plaque for Titanic hero Lowe

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

A blue plaque is to be unveiled at the retirement home in Deganwy, Conwy, of Titanic hero Commander Harold Lowe.

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VIDEO: Southampton’s lost Titanic generation

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

More than 540 of the 1,500 people who died in the Titanic sinking were from the port of Southampton, where she sailed from on her fateful journey.

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Children to join Titanic parade

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Children are to parade through the streets of Southampton later to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s departure from the city.

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Titanic 100: We survived

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Four Titanic survivors describe the ill-fated maiden voyage

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The Titanic in her own words

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Events of the night the Titanic tragically sunk can be pieced together by messages sent between the liner and ships trying to organise its rescue operation.

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City Room: 100 Years Ago, the Titanic Disaster Captivated New York City

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Nowhere was the Titanic’s sinking more personal or more poignant than in New York, the port the doomed ship never reached.

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City Room: 100 Years Ago, the Titanic Disaster Captivated New York City

Titanic memorial cruise sets sail

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

A cruise marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic leaves Southampton, travelling to the site where the liner sank.

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VIDEO: Explorer urges Titanic preservation

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Dr Bob Ballard, the explorer who located the wreck of the Titanic nearly 30 years ago says more needs to be done to protect it from damage.

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VIDEO: Cruise recreates Titanic voyage

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

A 10-day cruise recreating the planned voyage of the Titanic sails from Southampton on Sunday afternoon, taking 1,300 passengers to the wreck site before proceeding to New York.

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Belfast stages Titanic light show

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

Belfast’s new Titanic building has provided the backdrop for a spectacular light show.

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