Prayers, silence mark 100th anniversary of Titanic disaster
Titanic centenary
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Distance relatives of Titanic touch the plaque of the 1,512 people that died from the Titanic disaster during the 100th anniversary commemorations and memorial dedication of the Titanic disaster in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 15, 2012. The vessel struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage on April 14 1912, with the loss of around 1,500 lives. It was built in Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard.
