Belfast Titanic's Departure Marks 100 Years

DUBLIN - MICOM: A century ago, the people of Belfast to celebrate the historic day, departure is not possible sinking ship, Titanic. Northern Ireland's capital city memperigati historic day by showing schoolchildren dressed in Edwardian times, phonation fog horns, and choir performances at the port.

Nahas Titanic who departed from Belfast Lough on May 31, 1911. Ten months later, more than 1,500 of the 2,200 passengers and crew were killed by drowning or freezing while waiting for rescuers after the ship struck ice and sank gunug in his first trip to New York.

For decades, Belfast never to publish itself as the birthplace of the ship that became famous because of the sinking event. However, since the film by James Cameron, Titanic, worldwide in 1997, Belfast working hard to build community and tourist destination associated with the ship Nahas.

"When you say Titanic, the majority of people link it to sink," says Pastor Chris Bennett, who led the memorial service. "However, in Belfast, we want to show the idea that the Titanic is something to be proud of. The ship was built extraordinary here.