The history of Titanic

On April 10th, 1912, the liner "Titanic", the luxurious ship they called unsinkable left Southampton on the first voyage to New York. The passengers were the mixture of the world's rich people in their magnificent first class accomodation, and also immigrants packed into steerage. The ship was believed to be so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats, enough for only half of 2,235 passengers and crew.

On the evening of April 14th, there was no wind and the sea was calm. The band were playing as the rich enjoyed their evening meal. At 9.40 p.m nearby ships warned of icebergs. However, the messages were not delivered. The owner of the ship who was on the board encouraging the captain to go faster to beat the record for crossing the Atlantic. Finally, a look-out on the bridge sounded the alarm but it was too late. At 11.40 p.m the Titanic struck an iceberg. Passengers felt only a slight bump and carried on dancing and dining. After all, this ship was unsinkable. In fact, the ship was sinking fast but it wasn't until nearly 12.45 that an SOS signal was sent and the first lifeboat was lowered. The last one was lowered at 2.05 a.m and at 2.20 a.m the ship sank, just two hours and forty minutes after hitting the iceberg. 713 people were saved. The remaining 1,522 were dead in the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean. These included most of the men and third class passengers, the crew and all of the band. Amazingly, they had kept playing until the ship disappeared beneath the waves.


 

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