encyclopedia titanica

Nearly 100 years ago Jimmy Myrick a 14yearold Newfoundland boy was one of the first people to hear RMS Titanics latenight distress call The transmissions from the stricken vessel and the resulting bustle of activity at the Cape Race Marconi Station that occurred after Myrick alerted the stations wireless operators to the impending disaster will be reenacted on April 14 as part of the 100th anniversary of the worlds most fascinating marine tragedies