Solitary floral tribute to the Titanic in Cobh marks ill-fated voyage

Junior Cert student Bláthín Verwey from Cobh prepares to place a floral tribute in the sea from the pier where 123 passengers departed Cobh to join the Titanic 108 years ago. Picture: Hendrick Verwey.

A solitary floral tribute will be placed in Cobh town square on Saturday to mark the 108th anniversary of the Titanic liner calling to the Cork town on her ill-fated voyage from Southampton to New York.

For the first time in over 20 years, there will no public ceremony to mark the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in its last port of call.