On April 15, 2012 it is the Hundredth Anniversary of the RMS Titanic. There are many recognitions of this tragic event which caused so many lives to be lost. Some are quite disgusting such as the "Repeated Passage" cruises which shows how far the cruise line industry has sunk to make money. NAUTICAL LOG studied at the Southampton School of Navigation for all British Certificates of Competency and there are memorials to the crew, which largely came from Southampton, in that City.
There is a map of the docklands area showing with a black spot the house where each crewmember came from, there are some streets literally blacked out as just about every family had lost someone. And this is what the cruise line industry is "celebrating", how disgustingly insensitive.
See website www.dailyecho.co.uk for an interactive map.
During this last week we received an e-mail from Canada Post which is doing something more worthwhile by publishing a series of postage stamps to commem…
There is a map of the docklands area showing with a black spot the house where each crewmember came from, there are some streets literally blacked out as just about every family had lost someone. And this is what the cruise line industry is "celebrating", how disgustingly insensitive.
See website www.dailyecho.co.uk for an interactive map.
During this last week we received an e-mail from Canada Post which is doing something more worthwhile by publishing a series of postage stamps to commem…