Titanic key sold for €95,533 at auction

A key from the Titanic which opened a life-jacket locker has been sold for £85,000 (€95,533) at auction.

Titanic key sold for €95,533 at auction

The key belonged to a third-class steward, Sidney Sedunary, who died when the Titanic sank in April 1912 aged 23.

Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge has said: "Here’s a man who sacrificed his life to save others."

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