#15 The Doomed Departure
After hitting an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14 th 1912 Sunday, the right hull of the ship sliced open. Shortly after, the doomed ocean liner started sending distress signals, still not sure of how fatal the crash would come to be. By 2:30.a.m, the ship had completely slipped beneath the ocean waves.
#14 Divided Ship
The water began to pour into the ship. People were still clinging to its stern, which was standing tall, it sunk into the see at a surprisingly rapid speed.
#13 A Battle For Survival
The protocol was women and children first,firmly in place, the male passengers were left on the ship to face a certain death. Once thrown into the sea most men died within 15 minutes due to the freezing waters .
#12 Wild Calls Of Distress
Distress signals were sent by flares,rockets, and wireless methods, however, no ships were close enough to reach the Titanic.
#11 Liteboat Blunders
The 20 lifeboats on the Titanic were only able to rescue 1,173 of the passengers. Adding to that many of the lifeboats were launched with under capacity, with the fear that the lifeboats would not be able to support a full load.
#10 The Arrival Of The Carpathia
At around 4.a.m on 15 April 1912, nearly two hours later, the ocean liner, Carpathia, arrived at the scene of the wreckage. It brought the remaining passengers, who were lucky enough to get a seat in a lifeboat, on board.
#9 The Lucky Few
It is said that the lifeboats could have taken upto 500 more people than it actually did. Much lesser than one-third of those aboard the ship.
#8 The Iceberg That Brought Down The Titanic
The below photo was taken by one of the surviving passengers of the Titanic. This is the iceberg that is said to be responsible for bringing down the mighty.
#7 A Lap Of Luxury
Given picture is one of the ships staterooms where the upper class spent their time. Some of the wealthiest, travelled in this luxury voyage and lost their lives that day.
#6 A Clear Distinction
The survival rates amongst passengers in different classes was staggering. Only 3% of first class women lost their lives, whereas a 53% of third class women died. Similarly, 5 out of 6 first and second class children survived, while 52 of the 79 children in third class perished.
#5 The Luxury & The Misery
This Picture show the luxurious Turkish baths on the ship which the people of first class enjoyed until the tragedy hit.
#4 First class suite.
One of the most moving stories is that of wealthy Macys owner Isidor Straus, and his wife, Ida, who died with her husband as she refused to board a lifeboat without him.
#3 The Promenade
this is how it looks when tragedy hit. These windows of the promenade were used to put passengers onto lifeboats.
#2 A Tale Of Horror
The photo shows the Titanic lifeboats docked in New York City.
#1 The Unforgiving Oceans
The life freezing water of the Atlantic ocean the made the R.M.S Titanic sunk.
