Prayers, silence mark 100th anniversary of Titanic disaster
RMS Titanic
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Undated artist impression showing the 14 April 1912 shipwreck of the British luxury passenger liner Titanic off the Nova-Scotia coasts, during its maiden voyage. The surposedly 'Unsinkable' Titanic set sail down Southampton Water en-route to New York on 10 April 1912 and met disaster on 14 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg off Newfoundland shortly before midnight and sinking two hours later, killing about 1,500 passengers and ship personnel. Reproduction d'un dessin repr�sentant le naufrage du paquebot "Le Titanic", dans la nuit du 14 au 15 avril 1912 dans l'Atlantique nord, apr�s avoir heurt� un iceberg au cours de son voyage inaugural. (Photo credit should read OFF/AFP/Getty Images)
