Titanic treasures on sale for anniversary

THE largest collection of artefacts salvaged from the Titanic is to be put up for auction next year — the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous shipwreck.

More than 5,500 items, including fine china, ship fittings and portions of hull that were recovered from the ocean liner, have an estimated value of €145 million and will be sold as a single lot.

The Titanic treasures were amassed during seven trips to the wreck, which rests about two and a half miles below the ocean surface in the North Atlantic.