File this under:Nobody Gives A Damn, But TCB
Last night, Jane posted a link to a story of Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the Titanic sinking. This story was in regards to her selling off some items in the hope of staying in the nursing home where she has been living. Like
Jrand, I hope that someone will come forward and pay a great deal more for the items so that she may remain where she is living for whatever time she has left.
Inclued with the story was this picture of Millvina Dean.
In the background is the ship Royal Majesty on which, according to the caption, Ms. Dean sailed out to the wreck site in August 1996. Since I was on that ship, I was confused because, although Ms Dean was at the dock when we arrived back in Boston, I did not remember her sailing out to the Titanic site with us on the Royal Majesty.
I did some research today, and, although she was at the dock in Boston, as I remembered, she was the only one of the then four suvivors who decided not to go to the site. She was at the dock for our arrival and the expected reception honoring the arrival of the "
great piece" of the ship which broke free and sank back to the bottom of the ocean, the day before.