The Real Story of the Titanic

June 30th, 2010 by admin

On April 10 1912, the world’s most infamous and largest passenger steamship set out for its maiden voyage. However, the real story of the Titanic happened four days later when the ship collided with an iceberg near the shores of Newfoundland. At first, crew members thought that they could contain the water that the ship was taking on, but were quickly overwhelmed by the severity of the destruction. The collision resulted in a large hole in one of the bottom chambers of the ship, and the bottom of the boat quickly filled with water. The pumps that were designed to keep water from filling up the chambers were unable to keep up with the amount that was pouring in from the gaping hole. Upon realization that the water couldn’t be stopped, crew members declared an emergency upon the main levels of the ship, ushering passengers to life boats along the sides of the sinking vessel. Women and children were put as top priority into the lifeboats, then male passengers, then crew members, and lastly the captain. However, the real space in the lifeboats was not nearly enough for the amount of people aboard the Titanic.

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