More bad luck for the Titanic almost a century after its sinking. This time a necklace worn by a passenger was stolen from an exhibit hall Saturday morning inCopenhagen's Tivoli park from the traveling show "Titanic, the Exhibition," according to media reports. The show opened in April and is set to run until Dec. 30.
(Don't confuse this necklace with the eye-popping purported blue diamond necklace Kate Winslet wore in the 1997 movie "Titanic." That was dubbed "the heart of the ocean" and created byLondon jewelers Asprey & Garrard for the film.)
The stolen necklace, valued at about 14,000 euros or $19,200, likely belonged to passenger Eleanor Widener, who survived the sinking of the ship, according to Musealia, which owns the exhibit and its artifacts. Musealia has offered a $1,000 reward for information about the missing necklace.
The Wideners were among the wealthiest families on the 1912 voyage of the Titanic. The Widener Library atHarvard University was built by the family as a tribute to Harry Elkins Widener, a 1907 graduate who died at sea.
The "indestructible" Titanic sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, toNew York City, killing more than 1,500 passengers and crew.
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