Titanic launches on the Weather Channel!
Look out for the Weather Channel episode of "When Weather Changed History" Titanic, on Oct. 19, 9 p.m. ET 2008
On her maiden voyage on April 14, 1912., the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks. The unusual weather and abundance of floating icebergs on the North Atlantic Ocean plays a major role in this infamous tragedy. Transatlantic travel is changed forever as a result with new safety guidelines and the establishment of the International Ice Patrol.
Deirdre Hayes (center) plays Titanic survivor Anna Turja, a young Finnish girl heading to America to join her sister and start a new life.[photo: deirdrehayes.com ]
Anna Sophia Turja was one of 21 children born of two mothers and one father in Oulainen,in the Oulu province of Finland. Anna is played by Deirdre Hayes, seen above on on the set of The Weather Chanel production of the Titanic episide of The Weather Channel, When the Weather Changed History, Titanic episode to be televised on Oct. 19, 9 p.m. ET 2008
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