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A photo that shows the iceberg that could be the one that punctured the Titanic, and caused it to sink, is up for auction.
The photo was taken on the morning of April 15, 2012, hours after the massive ship was fatally damaged and sank.
The chief steward of the ocean liner Prinz Adalbert took the photo of the iceberg that could have sunk the boat, KXAN reported.
The man, identified in a note that accompanied the photo as M. Linoenewald, said he saw red paint "plainly visible" on the iceberg, CNN reported.
A British auction house is putting the grainy black-and-white photo on the block.
Presale estimates set the price of the photo between $15,400 and $23,200, CNN reported.
The photo hung in the offices of the law firm that represented Titanic’s owners since shortly after the sinking, CNN reported.
