Titanic: A Night to Forget

For a century the sinking of the Titanic has attracted intense interest. Yet there have been many vested interests keen to prevent media attention.

Titanic leaving Belfast with two guiding tugs visible
Titanic leaving Belfast on 2 April 1912 with two guiding tugs visible. Photographed by Robert John Welch (1859-1936), official photographer for Harland & Wolff. Wiki Commons.

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