Titanic Survivor's Life Jacket Sells for $900k

0:00A Titanic Survivor's Life Jacket just fetched £670,000 at auction. That's around $906,000. First-class passenger, Laura Mabel, Frank Attelli, wore it while escaping on a lifeboat and is signed by her and other folks from the same boat. This topped the sale, and Henry Aldridge Auction House in England, blowing past estimates of £250,000 to £350,000. A seat cushion from one of the lifeboats sold right after for £390,000 to owners of Titanic Museums in Tennessee and Missouri. Auction experts pointed these huge prices as proof the ship's story still captivates folks worldwide, paying tribute to the passengers and crew whose lives it immortalized. Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after scraping an iceberg on its first trip from England to New York, claiming about 1,500 of the 2,200 aboard. Frank Attelli rode out with her boss, fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon,

1:03and her husband in lifeboat number one, which only carried 12 despite room. For 40 and stirred major backlash for skipping others in the water. These sales highlight the ship's pool on history buffs, edging close to the top record of £1.56 million for rescue ships. Captain Watch last year, keeping that century old drama alive in our wallets and minds. This has been Derm News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.