IT seems fitting that a local museum of seafaring antiques should commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of SS Titanic.

No-one can do that better than the collectors at Chinderah Bay Antiques and Sea-faring Museum

The luxury passenger ship hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.

The veritable sea-faring fantasia now hosts a replica Titanic exhibition, with a life ring that dates back to the era and reads "SS Titanic Liverpool."

The display includes copies of newspaper stories of the catastrophe from The Times and Daily Mirror and copies of boarding passes.

"The average Jo Blow can't afford to buy genuine articles from the Titanic," said a staff member at the museum.

"But you can create the mood from using replicas and items common to the era.

"We're not out to deceive people into thinking the display is authentic.

"It's all about creating the atmosphere."

With a flash torch, binocular and other articles, the display reflects the items used by passengers.

Visitor to the museum Sue Willson said she found the story of the Titanic "fascinating."

"It's terrible yet intriguing," she said.

"All those people started out on an adventure with no idea of what lay ahead of them.

"Yet we all learnt a lesson from the disaster.

"We should never take nature for granted.

"The power of the sea can be a formidable force indeed."