Published Date:
29 October 2006
By WESLEY JOHNSON
THE last British survivor of the Titanic disaster yesterday condemned black market dealers after it emerged relics from the shipwreck were up for sale.
Milveena Dean, 94, said the sale of items from the ship which sank killing more than 1,500 people in 1912, was "awfully wrong" and showed the greed of those involved.
An investigation by BBC1's Inside Out programme, to be screened on Monday, found that a porthole from the White Star liner was priced at £20,000, while crockery from the ship sold for £60 on the black market.
The Titanic is meant to be protected by rulings from a US court which forbid the sale of relics and give salvage rights to an Atlanta-based company called RMS Titanic Inc only on condition items raised are preserved and put on public display.
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Last Updated:
28 October 2006 6:24 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
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Related Topics:
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