For sale: the letter that predicted Titanic was cursed by 'bad luck' Captain's steward sent chilling note

A LETTER on headed-notepaper from the Titanic - in which the Captain's steward said he feared the doomed ship was cursed by 'bad luck' - is to be actioned.

In a hand-written note which was sent days before the doomed liner sank, shipsman Arthur Paintin confided that he was worried a near-collision the Titanic had when it left port was a bad omen.

Chillingly, he also told his parents in England that he expected to be away at sea all summer 'bar accidents'.

Mr Paintin was last seen on the bridge of the Titanic stood next to Captain Edward Smith, moments before the liner sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912.

Three days before the disaster, when the ship had docked at Queenstown, Mr Paintin took the opportunity to post the letter to his parents in Oxford. The letter is tipped to raise £36,000 when it is auctioned at the weekend.         Full Read