At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the British ocean liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at a speed of 20 knots. It slipped below the surface at 2:20 a.m. the following morning, according to the National Museum of American History. It was a disaster that resulted in the deaths of 1,500 people on the ship's maiden voyage.

A life vest worn by a survivor of the Titanic, which famously sunk on its maiden voyage in 1912, is being auctioned by Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd., an auction house based in England. The vest was worn by first class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, who was a 22 at the time.

A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.

"You can't even make this up," the Volo Museum wrote in a post on Facebook

The Aftermath at 5 p.m. today at Bristol Public Library. This is Part Two of Titanic: Tragedy of Errors. Registration is required and can be made by contacting the circulation desk at 330-889-3651. FLYING HIGH PLANT SALE: Flying HIGH Inc.

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is on board the submersible that went missing during its descent to the ship’s wreckage.

A watch owned by a Suffolk-born Titanic passenger has sold at auction (Image: PA) A watch lost in one of history’s most infamous maritime disasters fetched a six-figure sum at auction. The 18-carat gold pocket watch belonged to Frederick Sutton,

First-class passenger Frederick Sutton was buried at sea 114 years ago, but his gold watch was retrieved