Titanic

Planned auction of Titanic artifacts including personal belongings faces U.S. government pushback

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A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic – including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor – is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North … Read more

A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

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A plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic — including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor — is facing pushback from the U.S. government, according to newly unsealed court documents. RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North … Read more

Life jacket worn by a passenger on Titanic who survived auctioned off for over $900,000

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A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for $906,000. The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger on the doomed ocean liner, and is signed by her and other survivors from the same lifeboat. … Read more

Life jacket worn by a passenger who survived the Titanic auctioned off for over $900,000

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LONDON — A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for 670,00 pounds ($906,000). Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a … Read more

Life jacket worn by Titanic survivor to be sold in ‘truly incredible’ first-of-its-kind auction

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A life jacket worn by a survivor of the Titanic is going on sale Saturday, a first-of-its kind auction over 114 years after the ocean liner sank in the most notorious maritime disaster in history. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The U.K. auction house Henry … Read more