Even before the big movie"Titantic" by James Cameron I was fascinated about the event. I learned so[search.yahoo.com] absolutely horrific that happened during WWII. Hitler had a movie made with all German cast and plot about the ship. When they were done making the movie they forced concentration camp immates to march to the ship where the replica was blown to bits with Jewish prisoners.

I have an old family Titanic story which I was told several years ago. My grandmother and two brothers and two girlfriends, attempted to emigrate to America in 1912, by way of ocean crossing. They were denied passage due to incomplete medical records (?). They returned to Ireland (County Cork), acquired necessary papers and weeks later arranged passage on next available ship... after arriving in New York, they learned the ship they missed was the Titanic. I’m pretty sure they would have traveled in the lowest passage class, “stowage” (?), probably not amongst the survivors. Her brothers arrived sometime later, they’re reasoning for wanting to leave Ireland was to “escape the troubles”. Wish I knew the whole story.

Q. What was the first thing that happened to the Titanics crew when it went down?
A, Their pay stopped.
It was not till early in ww2 that british merchant seaman were paid after a wreck. Till then there were guys in lifeboats who were eating better than their families.
A lot has to said about the incomertance and crass inhumanity of capt Smith. Its a shame I dont believe in hell for there is at least one man who deserves it

The human cost of human mistakes.

The legend of the uss titanic / Jamie Brockett

what a handsome man. I feel so sorry for those family members left behind to grieve for their lost loved ones

Not a happy end no matter how it is staged. But one that is firmly in the minds of people, likely forever ...

Is the reason you posted this is because Mr. Beattie was gay? No one has forgotten the human cost - it just doesn't resonate as much today because it took place 106 years ago. And the story deserves to be romanticized provided it's historically accurate - the famous blockbuster was not.

RIP