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NORTH ATLANTIC - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper crewmembers lay dried rose petals over the RMS Titanic'€™s resting site April 14, 2012. 1.5 million rose petals were donated by Titanic Museum Attractions for the Titanic'€™s centennial commemoration. Video courtesy of the Canadian Ice Service.


ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, prepare to release wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.


ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, pause for a moment of silence before releasing wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.


ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Destiny Brookins, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Herring, release wreaths out the back of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J aircraft over the RMS Titanic's resting site, April 14, 2012. The wreaths were donated for the Titanic’s centennial commemoration. The air crew is based in Elizabeth City, N.C., and is deployed to St. John’s to provide air support to the International Ice Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.



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