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MS Balmoral Retraces the Path of the Titanic

The Takeaway
August 15, 2013

    The MS Balmoral set sail from Southampton on Sunday, the same place where the Titanic set sail 100 years ago.  The ship is retracing the path of the RMS Titanic for the centennial memorial of its sinking.  Chris Buckler, correspondent for our partner the BBC, is on board the MS Balmoral.

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