100th anniversary of the Titanic launch
100 years ago, the Titanic was launched from its Belfast shipyards. It was the largest moving man-made object at its time and as everyone remembers sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
A service was held at he dockyards to commemorate its launch and a minutes silence observed for those who lost their lives.
More here.
*puts on Celine Dion track*
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Imagine the feelings the people who built that ship had on that day, they never would have anticipated what would happen.
This is nonsense. They get a lot of mileage out of it to this day in Belfast and it's something I don't quite understand. They're proud of having built the most famous ship to have ever sunk.Mr Bennett said: "For the last 100 years Titanic has often not been mentioned. It's been our shame, our secret.
"We've almost had a hundred-year moment of silence, so really we're trying to rediscover the pride today."The last time I was in holiday there I was told by a local that they're gearing up for the 2012 centennary of the disaster and they hope to siphon some of the tourists from London for the Olympics.
They even have a mural.
There was even an Irish steerage passenger in the movie who boasted of the ship having been built by Irishmen.
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