Titanic life jacket is up for sale

[STEED]

A life jacket worn by a survivor from the Titanic is expected to fetch £50,000-£80,000 when it is auctioned at Christie’s in London on May 16. The jacket, right, was worn by Mabel Francatelli, secretary to the socialite Lucy Duff-Gordon, who was with her husband, Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon. All three escaped in a lifeboat, designed to hold 40, with only nine others, seven of them crew. Sir Cosmo was accused of bribing the men to help them escape.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1717334.ece

Well I am stunned.

[Oberon]

I remember reading about that lifeboat....not sure I'd want to own a life-jacket from that boat... :nope:

[lesrae]

Yup, something about that leaves a bad taste.

[robbo180265]

A life jacket worn by a survivor from the Titanic is expected to fetch £50,000-£80,000 when it is auctioned at Christie’s in London on May 16. The jacket, right, was worn by Mabel Francatelli, secretary to the socialite Lucy Duff-Gordon, who was with her husband, Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon. All three escaped in a lifeboat, designed to hold 40, with only nine others, seven of them crew. Sir Cosmo was accused of bribing the men to help them escape.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1717334.ece

Well I am stunned.

If the above is true, how the hell could they live with themselves afterwards?
I read about some of the lifeboats leaving half empty and it really does leave a bad taste in my mouth.

Wouldn't want it in my house:down:

[U-533]

man O man... anything for a buck.

Mabel Francatelli being the secretary may not have had any say in where the boat went.

Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon may have very deep pockets and hid in them to cover his shame.

Lucy Duff-Gordon was along for the ride.

The nine others, seven of them crew may have had a sat in the boats course too.


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