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TITANIC BLUEPRINT TO BE AUCTIONED BALTIMORE SUN: EXHIBIT IS 'POWERFUL' LOOK AT THE TITANIC TRAGEDY MYRTLE BEACH TITANIC EXHIBIT AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM MYRTLE BEACH TITANIC EXHIBIT AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM MARINE SCIENTIST WHO FOUND THE TITANIC SAYS THE WRECK NEEDS INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION £3M PLEA TO GIVE TITANIC'S LITTLE SISTER SOME TENDER LOVING CARE FAMILY LINK TO TITANIC TRAGEDY COSI BRINGING TITANIC EXHIBITION TO COLUMBUS, OHIO KANSAS CITY: 22 JAN O5:"A NIGHT ON THE TITANIC" AT SPRINT IMAX THEATRE WITH DON LYNCH |
ICEBERG PLAN FOR TITANIC TOWN TITANIC SURVIVOR TO REVEAL WATCH TITANIC DOCKS IN BALTIMORE GREATNESS IN THE MINUTIAE OF THE WRECKAGE |
AUCTION BLOW: TITANIC CENTERPIECE FAILS TO SELL AT AUCTION RARE TITANIC FILM FOUND CHRISTENING SPOONS IN TITANIC SALE TITANIC DIRECTOR TO LAUNCH NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION PROJECT TITANIC EXHIBIT EXAMINES THE 'REAL STORIES' A TITANIC FIGHT TO SAVE HISTORIC DOCK NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD TO USE TITANIC TO ATTRACT TOURISTS EXPANDED 'TITANIC' EXHIBIT IS OPENING AT COSI TITANIC-RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY READY FOR FISHERMEN SHAREHOLDER LAWSUIT AGAINST TITANIC SALVAGE COMPANY REVIVED BY APPEALS COURT DETAILS OF TITANIC FESTIVAL ARE ANNOUNCED |
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QUEEN'S LAUNCHES £40M TITANIC QUARTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEEP OCEAN EXPEDITIONS TO THE TITANIC - JULY 2005 TITANIC TO COME 'HOME' TO BELFAST TITANIC ITEMS AUCTION FOR MORE THAN $150K |
BABY SHOES A GRIM RELIC OF TITANIC ARAGON TODAY, E-BAY TOMORROW FOR SHIP 367 BOOK REVIEW: FROM A WATERY GRAVE:THE DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION OF LA SALLE'S SHIPWRECK, LA BELLE COSI'S TITANIC EXHIBIT DRAWS 100,000TH VISITOR |
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LOCAL CARDBOARD REGATTA HAS TITANIC ANGLE BELFAST TO LURE U.S. INVESTORS WITH TITANIC WATERFRONT PROJECT PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD FIRST QUARTER REVENUES AND EARNINGS PREMIER EXHIBITIONS PLANNING EXHIBITION OF DISSECTED BODIES JAMES CAMERON MAY HELP SOLVE TITANIC MYSTERIES GERALD COUTURE, CFO OF COMPANY THAT SALVAGED TITANIC, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 60 |
13 YEAR OLD SETS RECORD AS YOUNGEST PERSON TO DIVE TO TITANIC WRECK CADAVER EXHIBIT BREAKS TAMPA MUSEUM RECORDS FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS FLORIDA ANATOMICAL BOARD HAS APPROVAL POWER OVER DISPLAYING BODIES TITANIC TOURIST PROJECT UNVEILED BODIES EXHIBITION DRAWS CRITICISM & INVESTIGATION BY STATE AGENCY |
'TITANIC VOICES" TO BE HEARD AT SOUTHWINDS WHITEHAVEN EXHIBIT DISPLAYS GLORY OF TITANIC TITANIC TREASURES TO GO ON SHOW IN WHITEHAVEN 18 CARAT GOLD WATCH JOINS TITANIC TOUR OHIO THEATRE GROUP TO SHOWCASE "TITANIC" NEW DVD RELEASE OF CAMERON'S TITANIC WILL NOT BE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE; IT ALL DEPENDS UPON WHERE YOU LIVE ENCORE PERFORMANCE: TITANIC EXHIBIT TO RETURN TO ST. LOUIS TITANIC EXHIBITION SUCCESS LIFTS MUSEUM INCOME RECOVERED TITANIC FLASK GOES TO AUCTION |
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FINAL RESTING PLACE OF TITANIC CREWMAN LEARNED BY FAMILY BELFAST TITANIC PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY WRECK OF THE TITANIC TO BE GONE BY 2028 |
STUDENTS BECOME TITANIC PASSENGERS IN CLASS PROJECT FOR TITANIC EXPLORER, TECHNOLOGY AND AWE GO TOGETHER TINY TITANIC SOUVENIRS WILL RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY BELFAST TITANIC PROJECT UPDATE:THOMPSON DRY DOCK IS SET FOR £100K INVESTMENT |
WATCH OF TITANIC VICTIM ON SALE FOR £25,000 TITANIC' TO COME ALIVE ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL TITANIC MAY HAVE MET FAST END BERATING BALLARD'S TOP BILLING CALL TO SAVE NOMADIC |
WATCH OF TITANIC VICTIM ON SALE FOR £25,000(27 Dec 05, The Scotsman) "The silver watch was found on Thomas Mullin, whose corpse was plucked from the sea the day before it became too treacherous for rescue vessels to continue searching. The 20-year-old, who was born in Maxwelltown, Dumfries, had signed on for the ill-fated voyage on 6 April, 1912, as a third-class steward. Mr Mullin's watch, which comes in three pieces and is damaged beyond repair, is being sold on eBay."
TITANIC' TO COME ALIVE ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL (8 Dec 05, manoramaonline.com) "Discovery Channel, through breathtaking computer generated images and fully dramatised reconstruction, will bring alive the story of the Titanic, the "world's most luxurious passenger ship", which sank with 1500 passengers on her maiden voyage in April 1912."Everyone knows how the story of Titanic ends-- with the loss of 1500 lives on the ship's maiden voyage. But she represented much more than the disaster that took her to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship represented the 'hopes and dreams of an entire community," Rajiv Bakshi, Manager Corporate Communications, Discovery Networks of India said here. The channel, reliving the realisation of that dream in the Titanic Weekend special, will telecast in two episodes the story of the ill-fated ship filled with triumph, despair, greed and ultimately tragedy."
TITANIC MAY HAVE MET FAST END (6 Dec 05, CBS/AP) "Now, divers have found two more pieces from the bottom of the ship, about a third of a mile away. If the bottom broke off, say historians, the vessel probably sank much faster than anyone thought. The stern section, filled with people, was believed to have stayed afloat for about 20 minutes. That's what gave Kate Winslet time to rescue Leonardo DiCaprio from the ship's jail in the 1997 movie "Titanic." The new discovery suggests she wouldn't have had time. The stern would have slipped under the icy waves in about five minutes. Less romantic for Hollywood but, says Palmer, more merciful for the doomed passengers."
BERATING BALLARD'S TOP BILLING (4 Dec 05, The Day-US; Registration required to review article;fee may be required) "Like the salivating crocodile relentlessly stalking Captain Hook, the Titanic International Society Inc. has been on the prowl for Dr. Robert Ballard.In this, the 20th anniversary year of the discovery of the sunken remains of the RMS Titanic, the society has pounced. The New Jersey-based group devoted most of the fall 2005 issue of its quarterly journal, Voyage, to, in its words, "setting the record straight about just who discovered the wreckage of the luxury liner in the North Atlantic on Sept. 1, 1985. The group also has challenged Ballard with a host of accusatory questions about pre- and post-discovery activities."
According to the article, the first question posed to Ballard is the following: Why do you make no effort to correct the statement that you are the discoverer of the Titanic'?" When Titanic was found, Ballard was not on the bridge but French oceanographer Jean-Louis Michel was on watch on the bridge. The allegation made is that Ballard has claimed sole responsibility for the discovery, which he vigerously denies. He states that as he was the principal organizer of the expedition and chief scientist, and like a ship captain in having overall responsibility. He claims that had returned to his cabin and was not there long before the call came. And he states further that he has always claimed to be the co-discover of Titanic.
Ballard's full answers to Titanic International's questions will be answered in an upcoming publication of Commutator, a publication of the Titanic Historical Society.
CALL TO SAVE NOMADIC (4 Dec 05, titanicnewshcannel.com) A campaign to save the tender Nomadic, the last surviving ship of the White Star Line, is underway. At the present time, Nomadic is awaiting auction in January and unless sufficient funds are raised, faces the scrapyard if not sold. The SAVE THE NOMADIC campaign seeks to purchase the tender and bring it back to Belfast. The project, according to Encyclopedia Titanica, is being run by Titanic exhibitors White Star Memories in association with Belfast Industrial Heritage. Organizers are seeking pledges to purchase shares at £250 each to raise the necessary funds to purchase Nomadic. For more information or to pledge purchase of shares, send email to John White (White Star Memories) at johnWSM401@aol.com .
STUDENTS BECOME TITANIC PASSENGERS IN CLASS PROJECT (22 Nov 05, Daily-Chronicle)"Why was a girl from Norway traveling to America by herself? These questions remain unanswered, but fourth-grade students in Andrea Woker's reading class at Jefferson Elementary School are learning what is known about the Titanic. The unit started with an 18-page story, "Finding the Titanic," by Robert Ballard - the ship's discoverer. The story is in the form of a 12-year-old girl's narrative about the disaster interspersed with Ballard telling about his 1985 discovery of the sunken ship. "
FOR TITANIC EXPLORER, TECHNOLOGY AND AWE GO TOGETHER (19 Nov 05, Virginian-Pilot) "But for the past 16 years, Ballard also has been capitalizing on childrenís fascination with his deep-sea work to get middle-schoolers interested in science. His Jason Project , named after the mythical explorer who sought the golden fleece with the Argonauts, includes an annual expedition students can experience through video feeds and the Internet. Based in Ashland , the Jason Project has worked with 1.5 million students and 20,000 teachers since 1989."
TINY TITANIC SOUVENIRS WILL RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY (14 NOV 05, BBC)"A BBC Northern Ireland journalist is auctioning off three remarkable souvenirs from his dive to the final resting place of the Titanic for Children in Need. Environment correspondent Mike McKimm travelled 12,850 feet to the wreckage lying in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, getting a fascinating glimpse of the ill-fated liner. He put a number of polystyrene cups in a net which was trailed outside the Russian submersible on his voyage to the wreckage. A useful demonstration of the huge water pressure on the submersible and indeed the potential dangers that lurk at the bottom of the ocean, the journalist is auctioning off three cups to raise money for the BBC's annual charity appeal."
BELFAST TITANIC PROJECT UPDATE:THOMPSON DRY DOCK IS SET FOR £100K INVESTMENT (2 Nov 05, Belfast Telegraph)"Belfast City Council last night agreed to invest £100,000 in the refurbishment of Thompson Dry Dock as part of the Titanic Tourism project. But many councillors expressed concern that the money, part of £300,000 of unallocated funds for East Belfast in the Flagship Infrastructure Project, had not already been invested. "
FINAL RESTING PLACE OF TITANIC CREWMAN LEARNED BY FAMILY(27 Oct 0, BBC) "Ship's stoker William McQuillan was believed to have been lost at sea when the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912. But a film about BBC Northern Ireland's Mike McKimm's dive to the ship led his family to locate his grave. Mr McQuillan did drown in the disaster, but his body was found and brought ashore at Halifax in Nova Scotia."
BELFAST TITANIC PROJECT
GETS UNDERWAY (19 Oct O5, News Letter-UK)"In this lofty and elegant
room, Thomas Andrews and his men once stood at long tables and drew out
with pen and ink the lines which would become great ships such as the Titanic,
Olympic and Majestic. It was rather appropriate, then, that the Harland
and Wolff drawing office was the venue for the launch of the first phase
of the Titanic Quarter, the £1 billion, 20,000-job, 15-year investment
which will transform Belfast."
WRECK OF THE TITANIC TO BE GONE BY 2028 (16 Oct 05, The Sunday Times-UK) New research by scientists believes that the wreck of RMS Titanic will be gone by 2028. According to Dr. Dennis Cullimore and Lori Johnston from the University of Regina, microbacterial communities are slowly reducing the wreck to iron ore. The mast area will probably be gone in the next few years but by 2028 the entire superstructure is likely to be gone the scientists argue in their study. Dr. Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck, is calling for the wreck to be preserved. "There is no reason to let the exposed hull section further deteriorate," says Ballard. "As recent deep penetration dives made by James Cameron have shown, the deeper into the ship you go, the more preserved are its objects."
'TITANIC VOICES" TO BE HEARD AT SOUTHWINDS (28 Sep 05, Times-Herald Record-US)" He was talking about a production of "Titanic Voices," by 25 professional New York actors, which is being presented by the newly formed Constantino Family Productions at Southwinds. The production presented by Ten Grand and a Burger Theater Company, which Nadal created three years ago in New York City, will be a homecoming. In 1999, Nadal took the testimony of Titanic survivors at the 1912 Senate Disaster Hearings, conducted in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and turned it into a play, "Titanic Voices."
WHITEHAVEN EXHIBIT DISPLAYS GLORY OF TITANIC (26 Sep 05, News & Star-UK) The News & Star reports that the upcoming exhibit will feature real artifacts and a collection of memorabilia from Cameron's Titanic. Some of the artifacts to be displayed include a silver pocket watch that was removed from the body of an unidentified victim who perished when Titanic sank in 1912. The exhibit at The Beacon began 24 Sep and runs through 5 Nov.
TITANIC TREASURES TO GO ON SHOW IN WHITEHAVEN (19 Sept 05, News and Star-UK) "WEST Cumbrians will have the chance to try on the famous necklace worn by Kate Winslet in Hollywood blockbuster Titanic during an exhibition in Whitehaven.Titanic Honour and Glory also features the dress she wore in the epic film and items recovered from the wreck of the doomed ship. These include a silver pocket watch recovered from the body of an unidentified victim, which stopped at the time it entered the freezing 28-degree North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of April 15th, 1912.The collection manager Sean Szmalc decided to bring it to West Cumbria because of the area's connections to the White Star Line. Maryport son Thomas Henry Ismay, born at Ropery House, Ellenborough Place made his fortune from the shipping line."
18 CARAT GOLD WATCH JOINS TITANIC TOUR(16 Sep 05, Boston Today-UK) The Titanic Exhibition at Boston's Have Centre now has a new addition: an 18 carat gold watch that belonged to an Italian waiter who died on Titanic. Mike Richardson acquired the watch when his wife purchased the watch, a demi-hunter, as a birthday present for him in 1992. A letter with the watch stated the seller was a niece of Vincenzo Gilardino, a waiter on Titanic when it sank. The watch was found in his lodgings in Southampton by her father and stayed in the family till 1992 when she sold it to Anne Richardson. Gilardino sailed on Titanic as a waiter in her à la carte restaurant. The woman who sold the watch, Caterina Monahan, 96, is "overwhelmed and overjoyed" the watch will be part of the exhibition. Richardson wore the timepiece at formal dinners and was happy to sell it to Sean Szmalc, the owner of the exhibition. "I was very happy to sell the watch to Sean in the knowledge it will tour the country and be seen by many people instead of just remaining in my possession," the newspaper reports.
OHIO THEATRE GROUP TO SHOWCASE "TITANIC" (15 Sep 05, Marietta Times-US) The Mid-Ohio Valley Players will present "Titanic: Tragedy and Trial" by Pat Cook for four weeks in September and October. Perfomances are at the Players Theater in Marietta, Ohio. Shows are at 8:00 pm Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23, 24 and 30 and Oct. 1, 7 and 8. Tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and $4 for children ages 18 and under. For more information, go to www.movp.org.
NEW DVD RELEASE OF CAMERON'S TITANIC WILL NOT BE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE; IT ALL DEPENDS UPON WHERE YOU LIVE(14 Sep 05, darkhorizons.com) TITANIC:THE SPECIAL EDITION will be released in three different versions. The U.S., Japan, and Korea will get a three disc set. Europe, Latin America and Australia will get a two and four disc release. Each release will have different extras and performance boosters. For a breakdown of the differences, read full article. Some releases will have footage not shown before. And in one release a nine minute alternate ending. This curious decision to offer different releases of the same movie will not make Titanic movie lovers happy as they will not be playable outside the region they are released unless you have a multiregion dvd player. DVD movie critics and Titanic movie lovers no doubt will vent their anger over this unwise decision.
ENCORE PERFORMANCE: TITANIC EXHIBIT TO RETURN TO ST. LOUIS(13 Sept 05, PR Newswire) Premiere Exhibitions has announced that in response to popular demand, it has inked an agreement with the St. Louis Science Center for an encore Titanic Exhibition. The exhibition will run from 12 Nov 05 and close on 16 May 06. The exhibit will feature new items such as new artifacts and a fully constructed replica of Titanic's famed grand staircase.
TITANIC EXHIBITION SUCCESS LIFTS MUSEUM INCOME (12 Sep 05, Columbus Business First-US) The Titanic exhibit at the Columbus Center of Science & Industry (COSI) allowed it to end $600,000 in the black. The exhibit drew 226,000 visitors during its six month run with attendees from all over Ohio and the United States. COSI membership also increased as well.
RECOVERED TITANIC FLASK GOES TO AUCTION(1 Sept 05, Belfast Telegraph) A flask that was recovered by the crew of the Mackay Bennett from the body of Edward Kent will be auctioned on 17 Septmember by auctioneers Aldriges in Devizes, Devonshire. The flask had been given to Mr. Kent by Helen Candee Churchill before Titanic sank. The flask has the Churchill family crest and motto"Faithful but Unfortunate"- on it. Kent's sister returned it to Churchill. The granddaughter decided to auction the flask and is expected to fetch £15,000.
13 YEAR OLD SETS RECORD AS YOUNGEST PERSON TO DIVE TO TITANIC WRECK (23 Aug 05, PR Newswire) 13 year old Sebastian Harris dived to the wreck with his father, G. Michael Harris, and found a new debris field. This debris field includes personal artifacts such as a Gladstone bag, women's shoes, and china.
CADAVER EXHIBIT BREAKS TAMPA MUSEUM RECORDS(23 Aug, AP) Despite controversy over the display of cadavers, attendance in the first four days of the exhibit was more than 12,000. This broke the record previously made by the Titanic exhibit in 2003. While a state agency initially raised objections to the display owing to privacy concerns, the matter has been dropped.
FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS FLORIDA ANATOMICAL BOARD HAS APPROVAL POWER OVER DISPLAYING BODIES (12 Aug 05, St. Petersburg Times-US) " The board that oversees the delivery and use of human specimens at the state's medical schools took notice of the upcoming exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry. The board believes it has the authority to demand proof that the deceased or their families authorized the use of the bodies. Museum officials argued that the Anatomical Board doesn't have jurisdiction. But in a letter Friday to board executive director Lynn Romrell, Attorney General Charlie Crist said that because the purpose of "BODIES: The Exhibition" is educational, "it is my opinion that the approval of the Anatomical Board of the State of Florida is required." What it means for the future of the Tampa exhibit, scheduled to open Aug. 20, remains to be seen. Museum and exhibition officials didn't immediately return calls seeking comment Friday. Arnie Geller, president and CEO of Premier Exhibitions, which is bringing the show to Tampa, told reporters Thursday that it would go on no matter what the board said."
TITANIC TOURIST PROJECT UNVEILED (12 Aug 05, BBC) "Ambitious plans for a £100m Titanic tourist project in Belfast's docklands area have been unveiled. The project includes a full-scale model of the liner, exhibition galleries and a hotel and conference centre. It is hoped the attraction will be open by 2012, the 100th anniversary of the ship's launch.The proposal, which has been unveiled by Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board, is expected to attract tens of thousands."
BODIES EXHIBITION DRAWS CRITICISM & INVESTIGATION BY STATE AGENCY (11 Aug 05, St. Petersburg Times-US) "When Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry officials first proposed "Bodies, The Exhibition" to Hillsborough County commissioners, they touted an ethics committee of medical and religious leaders who would review their plan. But members of the ethics committee said they never had a special meeting to discuss the exhibit containing 20 fully preserved cadavers." The Anatomical Board of Florida has demanded MOSI provide release forms that provide consent to public exhibition. Officials state such forms are unattainable as the bodies are from China, were unclaimed and unknown, and such forms do not exist. Some medical ethicists see the lack of consent troubling but the display within proper boundaries. Premier Exhibitions, the company sponsoring the exhibition, is also the salvager of RMS Titanic. The exhibition is scheduled to open on 20 Aug.
LOCAL CARDBOARD REGATTA HAS TITANIC ANGLE (20 Jul 05, Titanicnewschannel.com) The annual Cardboard Regatta held in New Richmond, Ohio has many award categories. Award categories include the most creative and fastest boats. One unique category is the Titanic Award for the most spectacular sinking. Participants must only use cardboard, duct tape, and paint for their entries. The race is 200 yards long with single- and multi-crew categories. There is a race-off later for all boats still afloat. According to one participant, the trick to winning is to seal the boat up as best you can. The race is very popular in the local area, attracting a lot of participants and spectators as well. The race takes place on 20 Aug with a rafflle which the winner gets a (real) boat, canoe paddle, life jacket, and free entry into the race.
Source: 13TH ANNUAL CARDBOARD REGATTA IS AUG. 20 (20 Jul 05, communitypress.com)
BELFAST TO LURE U.S. INVESTORS WITH TITANIC WATERFRONT PROJECT (16 Jul 05, cpnonline.com) "With the unveiling of a $1.8 billion waterfront development that offers opportunities for joint-venture investment, Northern Ireland may further whet the appetites of U.S.-based developers and financiers.Titanic Quarter Ltd. in March introduced its framework for a 185-acre mixed-use project on the Belfast waterfront. At full buildout, the development will include 3,300 residential units, 2 million square feet of office and research-and-development space, 1.3 million square feet of commercial space and a four-star hotel. CB Richard Ellis Inc. is marketing the project internationally to developers, investors and end users through its global network, according to Brian Lavery, director & head of the Belfast office for CB Richard Ellis Gunne."
PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC. ANNOUNCES RECORD FIRST QUARTER REVENUES AND EARNINGS (15 Jul 05, PR News) "For the quarter which ended May 31st, 2005, the Company reported record revenue for a single quarter. During the quarter end May 31, 2005, the Company's revenues increased approximately 548% from $391,000 to $2,532,000 as compared to the same quarter ended May 31, 2004. These record increases were attributable to increases in exhibition and related merchandise sales of approximately 574% from $355,000 to $2,393,000 during the quarter ended May 31, 2004 and 2005. This revenue growth is attributable to increases in exhibition and related merchandise sales as a result of the Company undertaking, in May 2004, the direct production of its Titanic exhibitions that were previously licensed to a third party."
PREMIER EXHIBITIONS PLANNING EXHIBITION OF DISSECTED BODIES (14 Jul 05, St.Petersburg Times-US) " One of the hottest new trends in science exhibits, preserved human bodies that are dissected and posed to reveal their inner secrets, may be coming to Tampa if the Museum of Science and Industry can close the deal. Similar to an exhibit now packing in crowds at a science museum in Chicago, "Bodies Revealed" would feature some 20 dissected corpses and more than 100 body parts or anatomical systems, treated to prevent decomposition and odor.But similar exhibits around the world also have proved controversial, if popular, drawing complaints from science ethicists and religious leaders who say such displays are a sensational exploitation of the dead.Representatives of Premier Exhibitions confirmed they are talking with MOSI and other museums about bringing a version of "Bodies Revealed" to the United States. Another version of the show is running in Seoul, South Korea."
JAMES
CAMERON MAY HELP SOLVE TITANIC MYSTERIES (14 Jul 05, ctv.ca)"This
week Cameron was in a Los Angeles editing suite putting together pre-taped
sequences from the latest of the 30 expedition dives he's taken to the Titanic
site over the past decade. He was then going to fly back to the site to
do more filming and to prepare for the live elements of Last Mysteries of
the Titanic, a two-hour special to air Sunday, July 24 on Discovery Channel."I
will be in the sub, 12,500 feet down, sitting there with an archeologist
to my right,'' Cameron says in a telephone interview from L.A. "We
will both be flying ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) during the show and
will be conducting a kind of very personalized tour of Titanic.''
GERALD COUTURE, CFO OF COMPANY THAT SALVAGED TITANIC, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 60 (11 Jul 05, Rutland Herald, US) "Most recently, in 2000, he became the chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of Premier Exhibitions Inc. (formerly RMS Titanic Inc.) an Atlanta, Ga.-based exhibition company. The company is best known for its salvage and artifact exhibits of the RMS Titanic. The company provides museum-quality exhibits of recovered and restored Titanic artifacts. He participated in the 2004 expedition to the Titanic wreck site that recovered over 75 important historical artifacts."
BABY SHOES A GRIM RELIC OF TITANIC (30 June 05, Toronto Star) "A tiny pair of scuffed, brown leather slippers was reverently installed in a museum here yesterday, the gift of an Ontario family that has guarded the sombre souvenir of the Titanic disaster for 93 years. The baby shoes once belonged to Eino Viljami Panula, a 13-month-old from Finland who was headed to New York with his mother and four brothers when the Titanic struck an iceberg south of Newfoundland. No one knew his identity when his corpse was plucked from the cold North Atlantic. Officially called Body No. 4, he was quickly dubbed the Unknown Child by reporters and rescuers, and his death came to symbolize the tragedy that took 1,500 lives."
ARAGON TODAY, E-BAY TOMORROW FOR SHIP 367(30 June 05, newsletter.co.uk) "The end of June marks a maritime centenary that most of us have missed. Harland and Wolff completed ship number 367, the Aragon.This week in 1905, the 9,588 ton steam passenger ship was delivered to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and even before she was designed she experienced intrigue and adventure. In 1903 H&W and Royal Mail both needed ships to survive. They were tendering for tonnage in a competitive industry nourished by dynasties and cartels. W. J. Pirrie, H&W's celebrity chief, met each company's mutual needs with ingenious negotiations. They shook hands on the Aragon and on a first class deal that stuck for very many years and ships. H&W built a series of 'A' ships for Royal Mail culminating with the Amazon and Andes at an estimated £4.2 million each and a second Aragon, similar price, built in 1959, the last vessel to sail a 'mail voyage' in 1969."
BOOK REVIEW: FROM A WATERY GRAVE:THE DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION OF LA SALLE'S SHIPWRECK, LA BELLE (22 June 05, Forth Worth Weekly, Fort Worth, TX, US) "Which is a better story? The tragedy-infused life of a Jesuit priest turned French seafaring explorer who is assassinated by his own crew, or the ground-breaking technology involved in raising his lost ship from muddy coastal waters 309 years later? From a Watery Grave: The Discovery and Excavation of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle manages to tell both well. Equal parts historical drama and anthropological study, the collaborative effort of authors Jim Bruseth and Toni Turner results in a riveting account of the life, death, and archaeological resurrection of Robert Cavalier - Sieur de La Salle in your textbooks."
COSI'S TITANIC EXHIBIT DRAWS 100,000TH VISITOR (20 June 05, columbus.bizjournals.com) "The mark was reached Friday, leading the Columbus science museum to call "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit" its most visited traveling exhibit. "The blockbuster exhibit is not only proving to be a tremendous draw for COSI, but also the city of Columbus," Kathryn Sullivan, COSI's president and chief executive, said in a Monday press release. "Any event that brings people downtown is a good thing for everyone involved."
QUEEN'S LAUNCHES £40M TITANIC QUARTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (25 May 05, 4ni.co.uk - UK) "Queen's University will open a major £40 million international centre today to act as a hub for high-technology research and enterprise in Belfast's former dockland. Supported by Invest NI, the Department of Employment and Learning and the EU Peace and Reconciliation Programme, the Institute for Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) brings together world-renowned experts in electronics and computer science in a purpose-built flagship centre at the 25-acre Science Park in Belfast's Titanic Quarter."
DEEP OCEAN EXPEDITIONS TO THE TITANIC - JULY 2005 (5 May 05, Deeperblue.net) "If you are looking for new horizons in your diving sphere, this may be an opportunity for you. Deep Ocean Expeditions offers trips in submersible to below 800 feet in various famous world locations. An expedition to visit the RMS Titanic has been organised for July 2005, and more details are available here."
TITANIC TO COME 'HOME' TO BELFAST (5 May 05, Guardian Unlimited-UK) "A disused shipyard in Belfast could become a monument to the Titanic within the next six years. Belfast City Council and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board are consulting a private developer on plans to commemorate the White Star Line's ill-fated ocean liner in time for the centenary of its launch in 2011.The museum will form the centrepiece of the Titanic Quarter, a 185-acre development centred on the Harland and Wolff shipyards, where the ship was originally built. Titanic Quarter Ltd, a private developer, is hoping to build the museum as part of a £1bn redevelopment of Belfast's shipyards. According to a Belfast council spokesman, the museum itself could cost up to £100m."
TITANIC ITEMS AUCTION FOR MORE THAN $150K (2 May 05, AP) " Dozens of Titanic relics auctioned for more than $150,000 Sunday, including a gold pocket watch owned by an Irish immigrant that stopped ticking the day of the sinking when she was rescued in a lifeboat. The watch, once owned by Nora Keane of County Limerick, Ireland, was sold for $24,675, more than three times its estimated value, said Jon Baddeley, Bonhams & Butterfields auction house's marine collectibles expert. Keane, who had emigrated to Harrisburg, Pa., was returning to the United States on the luxury liner's maiden voyage after a four-month visit to see her mother. It was damaged by water as she was rescued in lifeboat No. 10.
AUCTION BLOW: TITANIC CENTERPIECE FAILS TO SELL AT AUCTION (23 Mar 05, The Scotsman) The Scotsman reports that a solid silver centerpiece slated to be aboard Titanic but removed before sailing failed to sell at a recent auction. The centerpiece had an expected price of £13,000 ($24,300). The centerpiece was part of the Bradshaw family collection, which included a presentation silver inkstand which belonged to Captain Smith. The inkstand fetched £3,960 ($7,404), a silver glass sugar caster £3,480 ($6,507) and a silver fob watch £1,560 ($2,917). The centerpiece is expected to be part of a Titanic artifact auction on May 1 in Boston.
RARE TITANIC FILM FOUND (22 Mar 05, Evening Times UK) According to the Evening Times, a 12 minute newsreel of Titanic has been found and will be auctioned off in the near future. The Gaumont newsreel has scenes of Titanic before she sailed and of survivors arriving in New York. The newsreel, with a note stating it was from the "Odeon Cinema, Greenock" was stored in a garden shed in Clyde for a number of years before being handed down to a son. The film, despite being stored in a corroded container, is in excellent condition and will be shown at the British Titanic Society convention next month. The film will then be auctioned off. A six minute newsreel fetched £5,000.
CHRISTENING
SPOONS IN TITANIC SALE (10 Mar 05, The Scotsman) "A set of six
silver Christening teaspoons from the Titanic are going under the hammer
this month. The owners salvaged them from their third class cabin before
the ship went down in the freezing waters of the Atlantic on April 15, 1912,
resulting in the loss of more than 1,500 lives.The Kink-Heilmann family
were rescued by RMS Carpathia and the spoons they took with them are now
expected to fetch up to £5,000."
TITANIC DIRECTOR TO LAUNCH NEW OCEAN EXPLORATION PROJECT (10 Mar 05, Xinhuanet, PRC) " James Cameron, director of Hollywood's blockbuster Titanic, is to host a private screening of his new documentary, Aliens of the Deep, to launch a new ocean exploration project on March 24. The Deep Ocean One project, led by Mike McDowell, CEO of a deep-water exploration company Deep Ocean Expeditions, aims to attract more governments to invest in the ocean field by proposing a series of deep ocean exploration projects."
TITANIC
EXHIBIT EXAMINES THE 'REAL STORIES' (10 Mar 05, Daily Courier US) "More
than 1,500 people died when an iceberg floating in the north Atlantic Ocean
pierced a series of narrow dashes along the hulking steel mass of the R.M.S.
Titanic. No leak was more than an inch wide. The slight perforations became
a modern awakening, however, at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, after only
10 seconds of impact. One of man's most luxurious and arrogant mechanical
accomplishments was slapped to the bottom of the sea by a few slightly separated
steel plates. An exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center, titled "Titanic
Science: The Real Artifacts, The True Stories," examines everything
involved with the Titanic legend -- from the rusticles that are now chewing
the wreck apart to the people who perished.The story is told with real artifacts
collected during expeditions to the wreckage, along with a series of kid-friendly,
hands-on exhibits that show how and why the great ship sank."
A TITANIC FIGHT TO SAVE HISTORIC DOCK( 9 Mar 05, News Letter-UK) "The fight to save one of the most precious pieces of Belfast history gained momentum last night. The future of the dry dock in which the Titanic was built is still in doubt, but Belfast Historical Society is striving to make it a focal point for the city. Last night in the Lagan Lookout, the Titanic Society hosted a lecture about the dock and the opportunities it offers to tourism and Belfast's economy. Over 60 people attended the meeting and they were all determined to preserve the dock. Terry Madill is heavily involved in the society and does not want to see this significant piece of Northern Ireland's heritage fall by the wayside. "It's something the Belfast Historical Society sees as a jewel in the crown for Belfast's maritime and industrial history," he said."
NORTHERN IRELAND TOURIST BOARD TO USE TITANIC TO ATTRACT TOURISTS (6 Mar 05, Belfast Times) "The tragic tale of the first and last journey of the world's most famous passenger liner may seem a somewhat macabre choice to promote a tourist destination. But marketing executives are pinning their hopes on the story behind the Belfast-built Titanic to do just that. "The story of the Titanic is one of five signature projects that we are promoting internationally as our 'stand-out' attractions," said Sue Ward, the director of marketing for the Northern Ireland Tourism Board (NITB). As part of its strategly, the body will also use the Giant's Causeway, described by Ward as "the eighth wonder of the world"; the walled city of Londonderry; St Patrick, who is buried in Co Down; and the proposed Mourne National Park. "They are our hooks, our signature projects," she said. Belfast city council and the NITB have pledged £70,000 (¤100,000) towards researching the feasibility of a "Titanicland". "It's not just the story of a ship. There's a whole history that goes with it," said Ward."
EXPANDED 'TITANIC' EXHIBIT IS OPENING AT COSI (6 Mar 05, Cleveland Plain-Dealer) "The blockbuster exhibit "Titanic" docks at COSI this month, with several newly preserved pieces not yet seen in Ohio. Among the new exhibition pieces: a 16-foot davit, a launching crane used to lower the ship's wooden lifeboats in the early hours of April 15, 1912, and a full-scale replica of the grand staircase, used by first-class passengers to travel among the ship's 11 stories. The exhibit includes more than 200 artifacts, retrieved since 1985 when the doomed ship was discovered 450 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. Among the artifacts: dishes, jewels, playing cards, eyeglasses and bank notes from Ohio banks.
Tickets/Information
Phone: 1-888-819-2674 or www.cosi.org
TITANIC-RECOVERY
TECHNOLOGY READY FOR FISHERMEN (4 Mar 05, CNEWS-Canada)" Side-imaging
sonar, technology used to locate the wreckage of the Titanic deep in the
North Atlantic, is now available to anglers who just want to find a good
fishing hole. Such systems have been used for years in naval warfare, scientific
research and underwater mapping, but until recently they were far too costly
and cumbersome for the average fisherman. That has changed with the recent
introduction of new fishing systems offered by Humminbird, a leading manufacturer
of electronic fish finders. The company hopes the new $2,000 US side-imaging
sonar systems will become as essential to serious anglers as the tackle
box, fishing pole and can of worms. It also predicts the systems will be
a hit with divers looking for sunken ships, recovery teams searching for
drowning victims, underwater archeologists and anyone else who needs a view
of the depths.
SHAREHOLDER LAWSUIT AGAINST TITANIC SALVAGE COMPANY REVIVED BY APPEALS COURT (4 Mar 05, titanicnewschannel.com)
A stockholder lawsuit thrown out last year has been revived by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Lawrence D'Addario sued RMS Titanic Inc. alleging that corporate leaders committed fraud. D'Addario invested $500,000 in the original company, which now is part of Premier Exhibitions Inc. The company, which holds the exclusive rights to salvage Titanic, has been struggling in recent years and its stock recently traded for $1.12. D'Addario claims that using kickbacks, exhorbitant salaries, and bonuses defrauded the company and investors. While reinstating the suit, the appeals court refused to reinstate racketeering claims and class action status for the suit. RMS Titanic denies all the allegations and promises to win in district court.
Source: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA), 27 Feb 05
DETAILS OF TITANIC FESTIVAL ARE ANNOUNCED (1 Mar 05, Belfast Telegraph) "Over 20 events are to be held in Belfast to celebrate and commemorate the Titanic in a special festival which starts this month."
(Sorry folks, the Belfast Telegraph will only allow you to read this
much. You must fork over 50p to read this one story.)
ICEBERG
PLAN FOR TITANIC TOWN(22 FEB 05, BBC)"It may seem a titanic leap
to make an iceberg a symbol of hope in the city that built the ill-fated
liner, but one artist is attempting to do just that. Belfast artist Rita
Duffy hopes to boost tourism and make a grand statement - by towing an iceberg
into the city where the ill-fated ship was constructed. "The plan is
to take the iceberg from off the coast of Norway and bring it along the
old Viking journey towards Belfast," she said. Ms Duffy has an altogether
more positive interpretation of the ship's collision with an iceberg in
1912. "I like to think there's a whole environmental aspect to this
project where we could connect the thinking in Northern Ireland to serious
political issues of a universal nature that we aren't really investigating
here."
TITANIC SURVIVOR TO REVEAL WATCH(20 Feb 05, The Scotsman) "One of only three living survivors of the Titanic disaster will this week unveil a pocket watch worn by a fellow passenger who perished. Millvina Dean, 93, will be at the London Trocadero's Titanic - The World Class Collection Exhibition when the watch goes on display on Tuesday."
TITANIC DOCKS IN BALTIMORE(14 Feb 05, PR Newswire) "Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PXHB) announced through its wholly owned subsidiary, RMS Titanic, Inc. that Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will be hosted at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore. This blockbuster exhibition will open to the public on February 12, 2005 and will continue through September 5th."
For hours of operation, ticket prices, and other information:
Telephone: 410-685-5225 (24 hour information line)
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Maryland Science Center 601 Light Street Baltimore,MD 21230GREATNESS IN THE MINUTIAE OF THE WRECKAGE (12 Feb 05,Baltimore Sun)"Penny-ante stuff, you might think, when you're talking about a luxury liner whose gargantuan size -- 882 feet long, 11 stories high, nearly 47,000 tons in weight -- has only been eclipsed by the legend it spawned when it hit an iceberg and sank April 15, 1912, killing 1,517 people. But as visitors to the Science Center will learn between now and Labor Day, Lach -- who has shepherded the exhibition for the past six years -- sees minutiae as the key to communicating the legend's more outsized truths."
TITANIC
BLUEPRINT TO BE AUCTIONED (26 Jan 05,BBC)"It was owned by William
Wilson, an engineer on the ill-fated Belfast-built liner's maiden voyage.
He got off in Cherbourg to help repair another ship, taking the blueprint
with him, and so avoided the 1912 disaster which claimed 1,500 lives. Specialist
auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire believe the diagrams could
fetch up to £15,000. The firm's Alan Aldrige said it was the only
blueprint in private hands and the only one which included the ship's plumbing.
"There has never been one of these on the market before so it has been
a really hard thing to gauge but (it could fetch) £10,000 to 15,000
($ 28,000 USD)conservatively but potentially a great deal more," he
said." The auction will take place in April in Southampton.
BALTIMORE SUN: EXHIBIT IS 'POWERFUL' LOOK AT THE TITANIC TRAGEDY(26 Jan 05,Baltimore Sun) "Over the next two weeks, Mark Lach will make sure a cherub that once adorned the doomed ship Titanic is displayed just right in a grand staircase that soon will grace the Maryland Science Center 's exhibit floor. He'll be certain to showcase a door that once hung on the ship's D-deck through which only first-class passengers had been permitted and a child's marble, which was found decades later on the cold, ocean floor. Those who attend Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, when it comes to the Maryland Science Center next month will also be able to visit a memorial room to see a list of which of the 2,228 passengers perished after the vessel hit an iceberg in the Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Visitors will also be able to touch a wall of ice to experience how cold it was for survivors of the sinking ship."
MYRTLE BEACH TITANIC EXHIBIT AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM(12 Jan 05,Myrtle Beach Online)
The Titanic Exhibition, including 28 displays such as a model of the ship and a hands-on exhibit where visitors can feel how cold the water was when the Titanic sank, is on display at Ripley's Aquarium.
When | Hours vary; open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Where | Ripley's Aquarium, Broadway at the Beach, U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach
How much | $16.95 ages 12 and older; $9.95 ages 5-11; $3.95 ages 2-4; free for those younger than 2; half price with local ID
MYRTLE BEACH TITANIC EXHIBIT AT RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM(12 Jan 05,Myrtle Beach Online)
The Titanic Exhibition, including 28 displays such as a model of the ship and a hands-on exhibit where visitors can feel how cold the water was when the Titanic sank, is on display at Ripley's Aquarium.
When | Hours vary; open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Where | Ripley's Aquarium, Broadway at the Beach, U.S. 17 Bypass and 29th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach
How much | $16.95 ages 12 and older; $9.95 ages 5-11; $3.95 ages 2-4; free for those younger than 2; half price with local ID
MARINE SCIENTIST WHO FOUND THE TITANIC SAYS THE WRECK NEEDS INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION(11Jan05,Voice of America)
"Nearly 20 years after Robert Ballard discovered the resting place of the Titanic on the North Atlantic seabed, the American oceanographer says an international treaty is needed to preserve the world's most famous shipwreck for future generations. The Titanic has proved to be a magnet for undersea tourists and salvagers. However, he says the visitors are damaging the remains of the great ship, which sank after colliding with an iceberg on April 14, 1912, during its maiden voyage from England to New York City.When Mr. Ballard first found the shipwreck some 4,000 meters below sea level, he documented its condition with dramatic photographs and videos. Then he left everything as he found it, saying that the vessel should be preserved as a memorial out of respect for the 1,500 people who perished there. When he returned to the site last summer, however, he discovered that others did not share his view. "We rose up on the port side and came in on the deck," he recalls. "I could see the change. It was not natural change; it was human-induced change."
£3M PLEA TO GIVE TITANIC'S LITTLE SISTER SOME TENDER LOVING CARE(5 JAN 05,The Scotsman)
"It was built to ferry passengers to the Titanic, saw action during
the First World War and served some of history's greatest ocean liners before
being put out to grass as a floating restaurant beside the Eiffel Tower.
For the last two years the Nomadic, the final surviving vessel from the
White Star Line fleet, has been left to languish in a dry dock in Le Havre.
Now conservationists fear the historic vessel is in danger of being sent
to the wreckers' yard if sufficient funds cannot be raised to save it. The
67-metre long Nomadic was built alongside the Titanic at the Harland &
Wolff shipyards in Belfast. The French Titanic Association (AFT), which
was founded in 1988 to preserve the memory of the great liner, has warned
that time is running out for the Nomadic, which has been in dry dock since
2003."
FAMILY LINK TO TITANIC TRAGEDY (4Jan05,Manchesteronline.co.uk)
"Ann Sweeney's great-grandmother was one of thousands who lost their lives on the ill-fated Titanic in 1912. But she knew nothing of the tragic family connection until three years ago when her ancestor's handbag, purse and papers were pulled from the ship's wreckage at the bottom of the sea. And for the first time, the 62-year-old businesswoman from Worsley has seen the black leather purse which led to the unravelling of a family mystery. Thanks to bosses at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, she was given an escorted tour of an exhibition of Titanic artefacts there.Gazing into the cabinet which housed the fragile leather purse of her great-grandmother Marion Ogden Meanwell, Ann strained her eyes to make out the writing on a bank slip amazingly preserved inside."
COSI Bringing Titanic Exhibition to Columbus, Ohio(3Jan05,PRNewsire)
"Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PXHB - News) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary RMS Titanic, Inc. in association with COSI, a Columbus Science Museum, will host a collection of Titanic recovered artifacts from March 12 until Sept. 5, 2005. "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," features hundreds of important artifacts recovered from the wrecked liner. The exhibit covers 15,000 square feet and includes a fully preserved 16-foot davit (launching crane) used to lower lifeboats. It also features a replica of the liner's grand staircase and recreated first- and third-class rooms."
KANSAS CITY: 22 JAN O5:"A NIGHT ON THE TITANIC" AT SPRINT IMAX THEATRE WITH DON LYNCH (3Jan05,Infozine.com)
"Dive into adventure and history January 22, 2005, as the Kansas City Zoo and Sprint IMAX® Theatre present "A Night on the Titanic."The event features a book signing and question-and-answer session with Don Lynch, official historian for the Titanic Historical Society and co-author of "Ghosts of the Abyss." Lynch is considered one of the foremost experts on the Titanic disaster, and wrote the book upon which James Cameron partially based his blockbuster movie "Titanic."
"A Night on the Titanic" begins at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 in the IMAX lobby at the Zoo. Tickets are $25 and include cocktails, appetizers, coffee and dessert, the session with Don Lynch and both IMAX films related to the famous wreck: "Titanica" and "Ghosts of the Abyss." Reservations are recommended.
For tickets, please call (816) 513-IMAX. You can find more information at www.kansascityzoo.org .
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