A Night To Remember Essay

On April 15, 1912 at 11:40 P.M. the Titanic collided with an iceberg and by 2:20 A.M. it was at the bottom of the ocean; over 1,500 people died. The massive loss of life was a shock to the world. The “unsinkable” ship had sunk. Despite the Titanic’s claims about being “unsinkable” and completely safe, many avoidable things led to the immense number of fatalities, such as the shortage of lifeboats, lowered bulkheads, and the lack of binoculars. Bruce Ismay, the designer of the Titanic and director of Whitestar line, often chose the comfort of his passengers over their safety. While Ismay was designing the Titanic he thought that the deck was too cluttered so he decided to keep only a third of the lifeboats needed to save all of the passengers

When the titanic was first built it was said to be the fastest, unsinkable, and safest ship. This was the first voyage of the Titanic. There were over 2,200 people on the ship and over 1,500 passengers died. As a result of the sinking of the titanic the radio act of 1912 was passed which improved communications for ships. The radio act included rules that improved the radios by making sure they don't have interferences, put other ships in dangerous situations, and improve the distance they can reach.

April 15, 1912 the “unsinkable” Titanic had almost three hours before it was no longer afloat, but plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. Blueprints, journal & logs, and tons of witnesses were thoroughly inspected over the past 100 years to help solve the question agonizing question, why. For the 100-year remembrance of the tragic event, Smithsonian Channel released a documentary, Titanic’s Final Mystery. Dedicated Titanic detective and historian, Tim Maltin releases his theory on how the “unsinkable” sank.

Have you ever really thought about the day RMS. Titanic sank? The RMS.Titanic was made to be unsinkable. It sank into the icy waters of the Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. It killed 1,517 people during the tragedy.

As the passengers were loading onto the ship, it began swaying from side to side. They were all oblivious to the imminent danger until things went wrong all at once. Dishes slipped off shelves, a piano slid across the floor, and a refrigerator fell over with a resounding crash that was heard throughout the ship. The passengers then realized that they were in danger, and they attempted to escape while in a state of panic. “Those that had gathered on the port side of the Eastland were the ones that were pretty much doomed to death. When the ship rolled into the river it rolled to the port side. All those people within seconds found themselves in the bottom of the ship being buried by hundreds of other people” (Eastland). While they did get help rather quickly, many of the passengers were already overboard and struggling to keep themselves above water. Many people either drowned immediately, or they suffocated in the middle of a myriad of bodies in the water. “The ship was only a few feet from the wharf, where a large crowd of horrified spectators watched, and it was in only 20 feet of water. That, however, was deep enough to drown 844 people who were trapped or trampled below decks”

“She brushed the berg so gently that many on board didn’t notice it, but so lethally that she was instantly doomed (Lord).” The Titanic sent out her first distressed call at 12:15 a.m. (Lord). At 12:45, she began to fire rockets (Lord). At 1:10 when the first lifeboat pulled away, the water was up to the ship’s portholes (Lord). Fifty-five minutes later, at 2:05, the last lifeboat had left and there were 1,600 people stuck on the sloping decks (Lord). At 2:17, the Titanic majestically stood on end (Lord). It was at 2:20, on April 15, 1912, when the Titanic, the unsinkable ship had slipped beneath the sea (Lord). The sinking of the Titanic was known as the most famous disasters at sea (“Edward J. Smith”

If there was any other room left (which there couldn't be) the men could go leave. The calls came from all around shouting "Women and children on the emergency row boats." That really startled the people on the ship. They wanted to know why they had to go on the emergency boats if the ship was unsinkable. But if they had to... they would.

The reader is then introduced to this parallel between the events occurring above deck and below deck. As our main character (of the excerpt that is) proceeds to go below deck we are given his name; Dixon, a First-Class passenger. Below deck the ship’s crew are trying to maintain order and keep its passenger calm: “Passengers were to retire to their quarters immediately.” (lines 22-23). Though the situation on deck is chaotic and the storm is ravaging the boat it seems as though the crew are trying to convincing themselves and their passengers that it is indeed is it not a matter for worry as can be observed in the lines “There was no

Imagine being on a ship and knowing that in just a few hours it was going to sink. This is what the people on the RMS Titanic experienced. Although this was a major disaster, it brought to light the importance of proper safety equipment. If the Titanic had proper safety equipment and proper instruction on what to do in an emergency, the final death toll would be much lower. The titanic was an enormous ship that had many amazing features to it. When the titanic sank it devastated the world. The aftermath of the event was horrific, many people tried to help but not everyone could be saved.

Some people were left behind because there was not enough room on our lifeboats. The Titanic Sank that moment after we left, it survived 2 ½ hours when it was only mentioned to have about 1 ½. We watched it split in half and sink, the bow went first, then the stern sank. We watched in horror as the funnels collapsed and exploded, and underwater we even heard the explosions. The stern still floated but on fire, people were jumping off the ship and screaming. But I watched as we left in our crowded medium lifeboat. The Carpathia came by because of our warning signals and saved all of us on the lifeboat. We got pulled up and started telling the crew what

All of these events could have been avoided if just one person on the ship would have just stopped and told the caption that going forward in such conditions may mean they never make it back. All in all, the Titanic was a true show of humanity’s general disregard for anything but their own livelihood and image when in a disaster. Yes, there were passengers who sacrificed their lives for others and crew members who most likely felt uneasy after hearing the warnings from the intercom; but there was also 1,503 lives lost that could’ve been

The people have not yet realized what has happened, but the narrator knows that the “captain” of the “ship” has died.

When analyzing this disaster the first thing to consider is the engineer’s design of the Titanic. The Titanic was employing many new and innovative designs that were believed to make the Titanic the safest ship ever built at that time. The engineer’s of the vessel made claims that the Titanic was “unsinkable” and that “even in the worst possible accident at sea, the ship should have stayed afloat for two to three days.” One of the features that lead them to this claim was the 16 watertight compartments in the hull of the ship. The way they were designed allowed for up to four compartments to be breached and they ship would still carry

I fell to the tearing of the hull. And no one said anything. We stare that the coughed up ice from the ocean. They stare at the captain, we only saw his lips move, shaking if you squinted your eyes hard enough to meet them with the same straight gilded face. The workers went back to work.

In the early 1900s ocean liners were a lucrative business. Carrying passengers across the vast ocean was the most efficient way to travel. White Star Lines had to find a way to lure passengers away from their competitor, Cunard Lines (Encyclopedia Britannica). They decided to build bigger ocean liners, which focused on comfort, as opposed to speed. The Titanic’s hull was designed to withstand a breech in four of its watertight compartments; this made many believe that the ship was unsinkable. Sadly, for those on the ship, this couldn’t be further