Things last vyzhivshey passenger "Titanic" sold at auction

The things that belonged to the last vyzhivshey with krushenii "Titanic" passenger, sold at auction, reports BBC News. Millvine Dean (Millvina Dean) was 9 months when she, her brother and mother were rescued from a sinking ship. Dean's father, also plyvshy to "Titanic", died.

96-year-old Dean presented for auction suitcase with clothing issued to her in New York, which brought survivors, a notice of compensation from shipwrecked sent by her mother, and a few rare images of "Titanic".

At the auction held on October 18 in the British county Wiltshire, things Millviny Dean were sold for 30 thousand pounds (about 52.1 thousand U.S. dollars). In announcing the intention to sell rarities, Dean reported that spends the proceeds at the auction money to pay for his stay in private nursing homes. The last surviving passenger "Titanic" expected to help out at an auction much more modest amount - about 3 thousand pounds.

Among other lots sold at auction items from "Titanic", has proved lifejacket, gone under the hammer over 47 thousand pounds, watches one of the crew members, purchased for 92 thousand pounds, and the key to the ship, which was paid 90 thousand pounds .