Bingowings said:

It is hysterical this nonsense about the Titanic anniversary (though I'm sure Cameron is pleased).

I don't think the anniversary of the Titanic is a big deal because we truly feel the need to remember those who died. I think it is a big deal in the same way ghost stories are a big deal. Or in the way Amelia Earhart's crash (death toll of 2) is a big deal. It is more the fascination and the intrigue of the story than anything else. I don't think that is in anyway a bad or disgraceful thing, do we really need to make an effort to commemorate every person who has ever died in an unfortunate accident?

The story of the unsinkable Titanic sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic filled with immeasurable riches became a modern day lost treasure story and had entertained and thrilled people for a very long time.

The Dona Paz sucked because a lot of people died, but the story is about as interesting as a car crash. Once there was a boat. Once there was another boat. They collided. It was tragic. Many people perished. So it goes...

The Herold of Free Enterprise was a capsize, even less interesting and intriguing. Again, not to say it doesn't royally suck that lives were lost.

Accidents happen everyday and lives are lost. But it is a rare occasion that those events are so socking and unbelievable that people still enjoy hearing, talking, and speculating about it 100 years later. 100 years from now the Dona Paz accident will still be something people will have to search wikipedia for, by chance it is mentioned in conversation. 100 years from now we will still be fascinated with the RMS Titanic. The Titanic disaster is legendary, and not without reason.