Informative Essay About Titanic

In the year 1912, the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred, but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com, there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave, 12,500 feet under water, resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14,1912, are first of all Captain Smith. Second,the seaman. And third, Captain Lord. First, Captain E. J. Smith. “When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course, there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accidents … or any sort worth speaking about. I have but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never had been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.” Those where Captain E. J. Smith’s words describing his career as a Captain. Smith was retiring after he concluded the Titanic’s journey. Smith was trying for record time in the …show more content…
Lord was the captain of the Californian. A nearby ship of the Titanic, about nineteen miles away when the Titanic was sinking. Lord saw the distress flares being fired into the air, twice, and insisted that they were having nothing more than a celebration. Yet, he ignored them and continued on their voyage. There are many possibilities why the Titanic is at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. But historians believe it was because of human error. The human errors that had occurred are first, Captain Smith. Second,the seaman. And third, Captain Lord. The day of the horrifying event that leaves us all heart broken, According to www.icyousee.org, 1,523 people died. That includes the 110 women, the 56 children, and the 1,357