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300. The Titanic
One of the world's greatest tragedies was the
of the luxury liner Titanic. Although it was
British ship, many Americans were on board during
terrible night of April 15, 1912. The ship
on its maiden voyage on that night when
struck an iceberg in the deep waters of
North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was in route
New York City from Southampton, UK when it
the iceberg, killing more than 1,500 of the
,224 passengers. The ship was the largest ship ever
to that date, and was thought to be
.
The ship's passengers varied from some of the
people in the world at the time, to
of immigrant workers who were trying to find
in the United States. The Titanic was equipped
technological safety features like remote control watertight doors,
watertight compartments, but it did not carry enough
for all passengers. Because of the immense size
the ship, it was thought to be unsinkable,
fact that contributed to the small number of
carried on the ship. Additionally, many of the
were not filled to capacity when they were
, causing more loss of life.
Most of those
that night were men. The protocol followed by
ship's officers required "women and children first," when
lifeboats. The accident was met by international shock
grief. Many of today's maritime rules were put
place because of this disaster. Only 705 passengers
on lifeboats were saved that night. The ship
into two parts before it went under. It
more than a mile deep in the North
. The sinking of the Titanic has been documented
film and literature over the years.
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