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Events were around the world yesterday to commemorate the 100 years the Titanic sank. Ceremonies took in the Belfast shipyard that built the famous ship and in the North Atlantic where it sank, 640 kilometers off the of Newfoundland. The ship was on its maiden voyage, travelling from England to New York. Its builders claimed it was the biggest ship ever built and that it was . However, at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912, it collided with an iceberg and sank two-and-a-half hours later. Of the 2,223 passengers and , 1,514 their life in the icy waters. They included some of the richest people in the world, as well as poor emigrants a better life in America.

A plaque was unveiled in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Titanic Memorial Garden. It contained the names, listed in alphabetical , of those who perished. Thousands of people or listened to a special service held at Belfast City Hall in which the names of those who died were read . Una Reilly, head of Belfast Titanic Society, told the BBC: “We are all of this ship. What happened was a , she was not.” Other global events include exhibitions in Las Vegas and Singapore that include relics from the ship’s wreck. These a 5-metre-long of the ship’s hull. The 1997 Hollywood blockbuster “Titanic,” directed by James Cameron, has also been released as a 3-D .