Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 or USD905,000 at auction

BAKU – A life jacket worn by a Titanic survivor has been sold at auction to a collector for £670,000 (about USD905,000), BBC reported. It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in the 114 years since the ship sank, going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire. First class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, who was one of about 700 people to survive the tragedy in 1912, used the vest before entering a lifeboat. READ: Survivor recalls ordeal as ship sank Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said he was “ecstatic,” adding that “It […]... Keep on reading: Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 or USD905,000 at auction

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