‘Cursed’ Titanic artefact ditched

AN American plagued with bad luck since he nicked a piece of the doomed Titanic’s hull threw the “cursed” metal into Cork Harbour yesterday.

As hundreds gathered in Belfast to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the sinking of the liner, Mike Gilpin, 49, from Boston, stood on the rain-lashed pier in Cobh in a desperate bid to end his unlucky streak.

Watched by a small crowed of curious onlookers, he flung the baseball-sized piece of the ship’s hull in to the harbour.