GHOSTS of the past. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the National Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has announced its plans to broadcast the Titanic’s original wireless transmissions in real time on Twitter. The Titanic sunk on 14 Apr, around 965kms southeast of Halifax,...
GHOSTS of the past.
In commemoration of the 100th
anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the
National Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
has announced its plans to broadcast the
Titanic’s original wireless transmissions in
real time on Twitter.
The Titanic sunk on 14 Apr, around
965kms southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia in
Canada, taking over a thousand passengers
with her to the icy depths.
Through its Twitter stunt, the National
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic will allow
people to experience the magnitude of the
Titanic disaster through the same wireless
messages operators received in 1912.
The feed will start at 11.55pm
Newfoundland Standard Time on 14 Apr
(12.55pm 15 Apr Sydney time), which was
the same time that the original messages
started to stream through, following
Titanic’s iceberg collision.
The National Maritime Museum of Atlanta
will kick-off the commemoration with eight
iceberg warnings that proceeded the sinking
in 1912.
To read the Titanic Tweets, follow the
Twitter hash tag #TitanicMMA.
SAVE the planet, a sign at a time.
Carnival Australia has committed to
turning off its head office’s giant illuminated
sign, to mark Earth Hour on 31 Mar.
“Our approach to sustainability is now
practised right across the organisation but
never more so than in relation to fleet and
technical operations,” said Carnival ceo Ann
Sherry.
“Everything possible is being done to
protect the environment including
reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel
usage and freshwater consumption onboard
our ships,” she added.
As a result of its Earth Hour commitment,
the company will flick the switch on its
iconic sign this
Saturday night,
between 8.30pm
and 9.30pm.
Pictured right: lights
out for Carnival
Australia.
