Titanic Survivor's Life Jacket Auctioned for Over $900,000
A life jacket worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, was auctioned for 670,000 pounds ($906,000) in Devizes, England. The life jacket, signed by Francatelli and other survivors from her lifeboat, was the highlight of a Titanic memorabilia auction conducted by Henry Aldridge & Son. The auction also featured a seat cushion from one of the Titanic lifeboats, which sold for 390,000 pounds ($527,000) to the owners of Titanic museums in Tennessee and Missouri. The Titanic, known as the world's most luxurious ocean liner, sank on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers and crew. 
