10 facts about Titanic
A century has cruised by since the luxury steamship R.M.S Titanic met its calamitous end in the North Atlantic, sinking two miles to the sea depths in the wake of sideswiping an iceberg amid its maiden voyage. Instead of the originally intended Port of New York, a remote ocean grave turned out to be the White Star Line's last destination in the early hours of April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 individuals lost their lives in the catastrophe. The tragedy triggered a sudden and complete collapse in confidence, revealing that we are still vulnerable despite our modern presumptions of technological infallibility. In the decades since her legendary demise, motivating incalculable books and a severable noteworthy films, Titanic’s story has entered the people’s consciousness as an effective cautionary tale about the dangers of man’s pride. …show more content…
There were the 37 seconds that could have saved the Titanic. The original 1912 Wreck Commission inquiry has been reprised by investigators in light of compelling new evidence. It has been uncovered that when the officer in charge of the ship was alerted by the lookouts that an iceberg had been spotted in its path, he waited a crucial half-minute before changing course. Historians believe, had William Murdoch taken action immediately, there was a chance the liner – and 1,496 lives – could have been saved.
2. The no of life boats on the ship was not enough to save everyone on board. As if the odds of survival weren’t favorable already, most of the lifeboats were not filled to capacity. For example, the first one to launch (lifeboat 7), only carried 24 people, despite having a capacity of 65. On the other hand Lifeboat 1 carried the fewest people - only 12 despite having a capacity for
A century has cruised by since the luxury steamship R.M.S Titanic met its calamitous end in the North Atlantic, sinking two miles to the sea depths in the wake of sideswiping an iceberg amid its maiden voyage. Instead of the originally intended Port of New York, a remote ocean grave turned out to be the White Star Line's last destination in the early hours of April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 individuals lost their lives in the catastrophe. The tragedy triggered a sudden and complete collapse in confidence, revealing that we are still vulnerable despite our modern presumptions of technological infallibility. In the decades since her legendary demise, motivating incalculable books and a severable noteworthy films, Titanic’s story has entered the people’s consciousness as an effective cautionary tale about the dangers of man’s pride. …show more content…
There were the 37 seconds that could have saved the Titanic. The original 1912 Wreck Commission inquiry has been reprised by investigators in light of compelling new evidence. It has been uncovered that when the officer in charge of the ship was alerted by the lookouts that an iceberg had been spotted in its path, he waited a crucial half-minute before changing course. Historians believe, had William Murdoch taken action immediately, there was a chance the liner – and 1,496 lives – could have been saved.
2. The no of life boats on the ship was not enough to save everyone on board. As if the odds of survival weren’t favorable already, most of the lifeboats were not filled to capacity. For example, the first one to launch (lifeboat 7), only carried 24 people, despite having a capacity of 65. On the other hand Lifeboat 1 carried the fewest people - only 12 despite having a capacity for