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    The RMS Titanic was seen as virtually unsinkable when it set sail on its maiden voyage in 1912. Owned by American tycoon J.P. Morgan, the Titanic weighed over 46,000 tons and could travel at 23 knots. Passengers from around the world enjoyed luxurious amenities onboard. However, on the night of April 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg, ripping a hole in its side. Five compartments flooded, causing the ship to sink over 2 hours. Many passengers panicked as lifeboats were launched with empty seats. Only about 700 of the 2,200 passengers survived in lifeboats or the freezing waters. The sinking could have been avoided if the captain

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    The RMS Titanic was seen as virtually unsinkable when it set sail on its maiden voyage in 1912. Owned by American tycoon J.P. Morgan, the Titanic weighed over 46,000 tons and could travel at 23 knots. Passengers from around the world enjoyed luxurious amenities onboard. However, on the night of April 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg, ripping a hole in its side. Five compartments flooded, causing the ship to sink over 2 hours. Many passengers panicked as lifeboats were launched with empty seats. Only about 700 of the 2,200 passengers survived in lifeboats or the freezing waters. The sinking could have been avoided if the captain

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    The RMS Titanic was seen as virtually unsinkable when it set sail on its maiden voyage in 1912. Owned by American tycoon J.P. Morgan, the Titanic weighed over 46,000 tons and could travel at 23 knots. Passengers from around the world enjoyed luxurious amenities onboard. However, on the night of April 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg, ripping a hole in its side. Five compartments flooded, causing the ship to sink over 2 hours. Many passengers panicked as lifeboats were launched with empty seats. Only about 700 of the 2,200 passengers survived in lifeboats or the freezing waters. The sinking could have been avoided if the captain

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    Thomas 1

    Ian Thomas
    Ms. Austin
    Computers
    9 January 2014
    The RMS Titanic
    Back in 1912 before its maiden voyage, the newly built RMS Titanic,
    owned by American tycoon J.P. Morgan, was seen as the one ship that would
    never sink no matter what conditions it faced. It weighed just over 46,000 tons
    and traveled at a speed of 23 knots, so the assumption was justified. People from
    all over the world sought out to buy a ticket and made the journey to
    Southampton, England to begin their luxurious journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
    Led by an experienced captain, the first few days of travel went smoothly, as the
    passengers became accustomed to being on the ship, enjoying expensive, highend meals, a heated swimming pool, exercise activities, or even just lying in the
    sun. The once in a lifetime experience was all the passengers could ask for until
    the night of April 4th. At 11:40 P.M., the Titanic collided with a relatively small
    iceberg that ripped a 230 ft. hole in the ships side. Most would say that the captain
    shouldve been more alert, yet the clear object had no light reflecting off of it, as
    the water and sky were black, so the giant mass was nearly invisible to the naked
    eye. Despite this explanation, the captain reportedly ignored six warnings
    mentioning icebergs in the ships relative area. The captains error proved to be
    catastrophic, as five of the ships compartments became flooded, which caused the
    ship to begin capsizing (the ship couldve stayed afloat if only 4 compartments

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    became flooded). For the next two and a half hours, the ship slowly began to sink
    into the Atlantic, with the passengers surprisingly having mixed reactions. Part of
    the ship inhabitants decided to stay until the ship went underwater, enjoying their
    last hours by eating dinner, talking to friends, or exercising. The majority of
    people on board panicked and ran straight to the lifeboats, creating chaos on the
    ship. A majority of the lifeboats were released with only half of rafts capacity
    filled during the hectic escape. I believe some of the crew members shouldve
    monitored the lifeboats instead of messing around, as the ship took 2 hours to sink
    and this gave them plenty of time to escort people onto the boat. Most people who
    drifted along the ocean in the lifeboats survived, while only 1 known person,
    Charles Joughin, was able to survive the freezing waters of the Atlantic (he was
    extremely intoxicated and likely didnt feel the cold). Some hours later, the
    remaining survivors were rescued by a nearby ship. Overall, about 700 of the
    ships 2200 passengers were saved, with a majority of the casualties coming from
    the oceans freezing nighttime waters. Today, none of the Titanics survivors are
    still alive, as the last survivor Millvina Dean passed away May 31st of 2009 at the
    age of 95. Looking back at the disaster, the collision and the deaths following it
    couldve been avoided if the captain had responded to the many warnings he had
    been given.

    Thomas 3

    Works Cited
    http://www.eszlinger.com/titanic/titanfacts.html
    http://www.titanic-facts.com

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