The Economic Times

Titanic survivor's lifejacket sells for nearly $901,000: Why Laura Mabel Francatelli's 114-year-old relic became one of the rarest artefacts ever auctioned

A rare Titanic lifejacket worn by survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for 670,000, and this historic flotation device fetched more than double its estimated value at auction. The vest bears signatures of Francatelli and seven other survivors from Lifeboat Number One. It remained in her family for decades before entering a private collection.