>>> it still sells movie tickets , it has a hold on our imagination, what must it have been like on board the titanic, on that awful night in the north atlantic . tonight they commemorated the 100th anniversary of the ship's disaster. our report from stephanie gosk in england .
>> reporter: in southampton, england they commemorated the day the most famous cruise liner set sail for the first and last time. barbara cohen's great uncle was on board.
>> i find the whole experience very moving and very touching.
>> reporter: it was the ship they dared to call unsinkable. aboard were some of the rich et and most famous people of their time. more than 1,500 died in the icy north atlantic . a tragedy, a huge news story, and an obsession still going strong a century later. titanic, the blockbuster movie is back in theaters in 3d. james cameron has even explored the wreck and produced a national geographic special. artifacts from the ocean floor are being auctioned off for the first time. jewelry, a chandelier, third class dish wear expected to bring in millions. there's even a cruise that set out this week to retrace the titanic's route.
>> we wantsed to honor and respect the people that were on the titanic.
>> reporter: for those who couldn't get a ticket, there's always a ticket to the port the titanic made famous. one reason people come here is to put themselves in the shoes of the passengers. to wonder what it must have been like to get on the biggest most luxurious cruise liner , a ship that just in a few days would be at the bottom of the ocean. it has captured the world's imagination for a century. in the end, the titanic may have proven unsinkable after all. stephanie gosk, nbc news, england .
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