By Greg McQuade
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A piece of coal from the Titanic sits in Jim Sinclair’s home office — a modest memento representing an extraordinary journey to a place few humans will ever see.
“I love the whole idea of holding history in the palm of my hand,” Sinclair said. “I’m very happy to still have this. This is a piece of coal that came from the wreck of the RMS Titanic that went down in 1912.”
The 68-year-old is one of fewer than 100 people to visit the Titanic site, which lies 2 1/2 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
“I think outside of Noah’s Ark this is probably the most well-known ship in the world,” he said.
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