Pictures: Ill-fated first voyage of Titanic marked at event in Cobh 

THE names of 79 passengers who boarded the Titanic in Cobh, formerly Queenstown, were read aloud yesterday at a special ceremony in the Cork harbour town to mark the 112th anniversary of the ill-fated ocean liner’s visit to the port on its maiden and last voyage.

The reading out of the names of the passengers who boarded in Cobh on April 11, 1912, was part of a series of ceremonies to mark the visit of the White Star liner to the town.

A wreath was also cast into the water where the passengers boarded and the ‘Last Post’ and ‘Reveille’ were played by the Cobh Confraternity Band.

The remembrance ceremony was preceded by a march to the town’s Titanic memorial by a colour party from the Cobh branch of the Irish Army Ex-Servicemen, while prayers were also said.

The Commodore Male Voice Choir sang a musical tribute to those who perished.

The town is a popular destination for tourists from all over the world with an interest in the Titanic, and is home to a museum packed with memorabilia of the voyage, called the Titanic Experience.