Sunday, April 15, 2012

The 100th Anniversary of the Titanic's Sinking: Events Around the World-- Part 2

Helen Edwards is carrying ashes of family friend Adam lackey, a Titanic buff from Montana who died last year. She plans to scatter his ashes over the site.

The Balmoral left Southampton April 8th and is retracing the Titanic's voyage. Besides the usual cruise things, they also are having lectures on the Titanic. I sure would have liked to be on this voyage.

Some people aboard have direct links to ancestors on that fateful trip. Others more of an indirect one. Edwards said her grandparents were married in 1911 and had been considering a boat trip back to Sweden to visit his parents, but never did because of the Titanic's sinking.

The cruise ship Journey left New York City on Tuesday and will join the Balmoral at the wreck site.

The Titanic was built at Belfast, Northern Ireland, the pride of the Harland & Wolff shipyard. Thousands attended a choral requiem at the Anglican St. Anne's Cathedral Saturday.

Also, observances were held in Las Vegas, Houston, San Diego and Singapore.

The Story of a Ship. --Cooter

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