Heard on All Things Considered: The world's largest Lego Titanic replica went on display Monday at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. It initially began as Brynjar Karl Birgisson's ambitious idea and took 56,000 Legos, 11 months and 700 hours to complete. The Icelandic boy built the 26-feet-long, 5-feet-wide ship when he was 10 years … [Read more...]
Titanic Victim’s Letter Sells for Record $166,000
LONDON (Reuters) - A personal letter found on the body of a man killed in the sinking of the Titanic sold at auction on Saturday for 126,000 pounds ($166,000), a record price for correspondence from the doomed liner. The letter is one of the last known to have survived the sinking and still carries stains from its time in the Atlantic. Written by first-class passenger … [Read more...]
From Deep in Atlantic, Titanic Relics Sail Toward Auction
By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon (Bloomberg) -- The Titanic may be under 2.5 miles of water, but wreckage from the doomed ship could fetch close to $220 million at an auction this year. Premier Exhibitions Inc. proposed the sale in a May 18 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Jacksonville, Florida. The Atlanta-based company and its RMS Titanic Inc. unit filed for Chapter 11 protection … [Read more...]
On 105th Anniversary of Titanic Sinking, You Can Now Watch the Disaster Unfold in Real-Time
Today, April 14, 2017, marks exactly 105 years since the infamous RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew. To this day the sinking of the Titanic continues to be one the most famous shipwreck disasters in history, thanks in part to its lasting impact on the maritime … [Read more...]
To Visit Titanic Firsthand, New York Banker Dives Deep Into Wallet
By Melissa Fares NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) - Renata Rojas has longed to visit the wreck of the Titanic since she was a girl, years before the ill-fated passenger liner was discovered on the seabed three decades ago. Next year, the 49-year-old New York banker and diving enthusiast should finally realize her dream, and she is shelling out more than $105,000 for the … [Read more...]