Posts belonging to Category 'Titanic'
September 4, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
*The Great Expedition to Titanic had to depart early due to a hurricane but got some real neat photos of the wreck. And it showed the wreck still is quite visible demonstrating the decay rate is slower than some speculated. *Over in Belfast a developer in the Titanic Quarter went after a man who put [...]
Categories: Titanic, Titanic Miscellaneous | 
Tags: Harold Lowe, Motley Fool, Premiere Exhibitions, Titanic Expedition, Top Chef, William Murdoch | 
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August 28, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
As part of a television series called “We Built Titanic” the producers decided to recreate the hauling of Titanic’s anchor which required a team of Shire horses to accomplish the task. The original center anchor built by Noah Hingley & Sons in Netherton, weighed 15 tons, 16 cwt with a length of 18’ 3” and [...]
Categories: Titanic | Tags: Clydesdale horses, Netherton, Shire horses, Titanic anchor replica, We Built Titanic | No Comments »
August 27, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Titanic Musings…Part Deux Some have emailed asking if I oppose the Titanic expedition. No, it does have scientific merit. From news accounts it appears Premiere Exhibitions has tried to woo a lot of skeptics (skeptics because they have misgivings about salvage and the company’s handling of artifacts) to go on the expedition. Actual salvage is [...]
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August 24, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Titanic Musings And Other Things I took a break for a needed vacation and catching up on Titanic news and recordings in my DVR. 1) The Grand Expedition Call the press, contact cable and network shows for booking, and get lots of video coverage about the sorry state of a wreck two miles down. We [...]
Categories: Titanic, Titanic Miscellaneous | Tags: Federal Judge Rebecca Beach Smith, Pigeon Forge Christmas, RMS Titanic Inc, Titanic 2, Titanic Expedition, Titanic salvage award, Top Chef Washington, Warehouse 13 | No Comments »
June 22, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Reuters is reporting that Sellers Capital, which has a 46% stake in Premier Exhibitions, has stated it will be selling its position. The reason is that Sellers is facing increased redemption demands and needs to return the capital to its investors. Premier states it is “assessing strategic alternatives” which means it is trying to figure [...]
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May 26, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Events in Greece and in the Gulf of Mexico likely overshadowed the story of a Titanic victim. Her name was Kate Buckley who was aboard Titanic sailing to a new life in America. She was coming over to work as a domestic with a ticket paid for by her sister Margaret. Originally she was set [...]
Categories: Titanic | Tags: Bob Bracken, Boston, Charles Haas, Kate Buckley, Michael Lonergan, St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Titanic Kate, Una Reilly | Comments Off
May 1, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Contactmusic.com is reporting My Heart Will Go On has been voted the best film song of all time. The top ten are as follows: 1. Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On, Titanic 2. Take That – Rule The World, Stardust 3. Aerosmith – I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing, Armageddon 4. Bill Medley [...]
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April 29, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
New York Hotel With Titanic Connection The Jane Hotel in New York has not only costs $79 a night, has bellboys dressed in old fashioned “monkey suits,” but also has a Titanic connection. According to Reb Stevenson of the Toronto Star this 146 room hotel in Manhattan’s West Village is worth a stay if for [...]
Categories: Titanic | Tags: Manhattan West Village, New York, Reb Stevenson, Sean MacPherson, The Jane Hotel, Toronto Star | 4 Comments »
April 21, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Kathleen Minnix recently posted at Book of Odds a grim statistic on Titanic survivors –1 in 89 ended up taking their lives. Some of the more notable suicides are Dr. Washington Dodge, Jack Thayer, and Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet. Dodge shot himself over a lawsuit in 1919, Thayer slashed his wrists and throat in 1945 [...]
Categories: Titanic | Tags: Book of Odds, Kathleen Minnix, Titanic, Titanic survivor suicide | 2 Comments »
April 20, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Britain’s finest chef is under fire for a Titanic meal that includes a desert called flambéed iceberg (flamed iceberg). According to the Daily Echo, Heston Blumenthal will be serving up the ““greatest feast never eaten: the last meal on the Titanic.” That flaming iceberg bit has caused an uproar from Titanic enthusiasts and relatives of [...]
Categories: Titanic | Tags: Flamed Iceberg, Heston Blumenthal, Titanic, Titanic meal protest | 2 Comments »