Titanic: 100 years later

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People gather at Fairview Cemetery in Halifax remembers the one hundred and twenty-one victims of the RMS Titanic buried at the site. Halifax, the nearest port city when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, is marking the 100th anniversary of the accident. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

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Two women hold candles as they watch an interpretive presentation commemorating the100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic at the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reuters/Paul Darrow

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Three wreaths are seen before a memorial service on board the MS Balmoral in the western Atlantic Ocean. Reuters/Chris Helgren

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This photo shows the remains of a coat and boots, articulated in the mud on the sea bed near Titanic's stern, are suggestive evidence of where a victim of the disaster came to rest. (AP/Institute for Exploration)

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People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

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People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. AFP/Rogerio Barbosa

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Passengers assemble to observe a two minutes silence on board the Titanic Memorial Cruise over the Titanic disaster site in the western Atlantic Ocean. Reuters/Chris Helgren

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People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

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People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

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People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

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Halifax remembers Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to remember the sinking of the RMS Titanic. AFP/Rogerio Barbosa

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Updated on Apr 15, 2012 03:58 pm IST

Helena Beaumont-Jones of Airlie Beach, Australia, who is affected by grief, views the passing sea at sunset as the Titanic Memorial Cruise continues to the Titanic disaster site for a memorial service in the western Atlantic Ocean. (Reuters/Chris Helgren)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2012 03:58 pm IST

Helen Edwards, 62, from Silver Spring, Md., reflects as the MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise ship approaches the wreck site of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Titanic: 100 years later

People gather at Fairview Cemetery in Halifax remembers the one hundred and twenty-one victims of the RMS Titanic buried at the site. Halifax, the nearest port city when the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, is marking the 100th anniversary of the accident. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

Two women hold candles as they watch an interpretive presentation commemorating the100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic at the Grand Parade in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Reuters/Paul Darrow

Three wreaths are seen before a memorial service on board the MS Balmoral in the western Atlantic Ocean. Reuters/Chris Helgren

This photo shows the remains of a coat and boots, articulated in the mud on the sea bed near Titanic's stern, are suggestive evidence of where a victim of the disaster came to rest. (AP/Institute for Exploration)

People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. AFP/Rogerio Barbosa

Passengers assemble to observe a two minutes silence on board the Titanic Memorial Cruise over the Titanic disaster site in the western Atlantic Ocean. Reuters/Chris Helgren

People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

People gather at Halifax remember Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to mark the sinking of the RMS Titanic. (AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)

Halifax remembers Titanic sinking with funeral procession, song and performance Night of the Bells event in the Grand Parade square to remember the sinking of the RMS Titanic. AFP/Rogerio Barbosa

Helena Beaumont-Jones of Airlie Beach, Australia, who is affected by grief, views the passing sea at sunset as the Titanic Memorial Cruise continues to the Titanic disaster site for a memorial service in the western Atlantic Ocean. (Reuters/Chris Helgren)

Helen Edwards, 62, from Silver Spring, Md., reflects as the MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise ship approaches the wreck site of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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