Unsinkable
Or at least that's what the British experts had thought.
Till that fateful day on April 14th, 1912, when the Titanic struck an iceberg.
It was her maiden voyage, and it happened about 95 miles south of Newfoundland.
Out of more than 2200 passengers and crew on board, over more than 1500
met their doom.
The Titanic stretched a little over 882 feet and held 9 decks.
This was considered to be one of the worst disasters in Maritime history.
The British passenger ship was not equipped with enough life boats to accommodate all
the passengers.
They had only 20 life boats, 4 of which were Engelhardt collapsables.
The ship was struck on it's starboard side by the iceberg, and even though the watertight
doors were activated and sealed, water continued to pour in at an alarming rate.
The Captain ordered a distress call to be sent out, which was picked up by
the Carpathia.
Upon the arrival of the rescue ship Carpathia, the Titanic had already sunk into
the depths of the ocean, and only 705 survivors were rescued.
More coming soon!
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