Canada commemorated the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic
The ship sank near Nova Scotia on the night of April 14-15, 1912.
The Halifax Maritime Museum in the province of Nova Scotia displays items recovered from the shipwreck. "The Titanic collided with an iceberg and went down 1,296 km east of Halifax.
At least 1,496 people died. Among the dead, not counting the crew, were the most third-class passengers: 528. Their staterooms were on the lowest decks, and many could not get out in time.
Most of the third class sailed with emigrants who wanted to settle in America. For example, the Dean family sold an inn in London and went to relatives in Kansas, but after the shipwreck Georgette Dean was left without a husband and with two small children, so she had to return to her parents in England.
Ships from Halifax picked up the bodies of the dead. A total of 337 bodies were recovered, more than half of which were buried in Halifax. Every year the local history society visits the graves, and this year there was a virtual day of remembrance.
The sinking of the Titanic led to an important change in attitudes toward the safety of passenger and merchant ships. On January 30, 1914, representatives of various maritime powers signed the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and established an iceberg patrol. The U.S. Coast Guard is directly on duty at sea, but Canada, like other countries, supports the international ice patrol financially.
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