Oh, I didn't realise she had died

Service for last Titanic survivor

The ashes of a woman who became the last survivor of the Titanic have been scattered following a memorial service.

Millvina Dean was nine weeks old when the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic on its maiden voyage from Southampton on 15 April 1912.

Miss Dean died in a care home in Hampshire on 31 May at the age of 97.

I've written before about Miss Dean. I'm saddened to hear about her death. With her passing, so goes an era.

A passing

Last survivor of the Titanic dies, aged 97: Millvina Dean was just over two months old when vessel hit an iceberg

That's sort of sad

Titanic survivor sells items to pay for bills

The last survivor of the Titanic, who was 2 months old at the time of the sinking, is auctioning off memorabilia in order to pay for her nursing home costs.

96 years ago today

the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage, sinking in the early morning hours of April 15th. More than 1,500 people died.

The ship, called 'unsinkable', has been the subject of legends, of documentaries, of movies, and of research. There is one living survivor, Milvina Dean, who was 2 months old at the time of the disaster.

It's a reminder that mankind's technology may be great, but nature's forces are still greater.