Safety continues to be top priority

Gemma Pearce, of Greenwoods Solicitors, looks back at 100 years of improving passenger safety

At the turn of the century, one of the most renowned shipping tragedies of all time occurred in the midst of the Atlantic Ocean. In April 1912, the RMS Titanic, the pride and joy of White Star Line, sank on her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York, US. Titanic, which at the time was the world's largest passenger steamship, struck an iceberg four days into the crossing and sank to the ocean bed taking 1,513 lives.