Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the legendary ocean liner Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic, died today. She was 97.
She died at a nursing home near Southampton, England, the port where she and her family boarded the ship on its only voyage, according to Charles Haas, the president of the Titanic International Society. Her death came on the 98th anniversary of the launching of the Titanic on May 31, 1911.
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I normally don't do obits but as an avid cruiser, I thought I should give Millvina a mention. We'll be in Southampton in September and following Titanic's route back home to New York aboard Queen Mary 2 after 12 days on the Med. I'll be thinking of her.
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