“Icebergs loomed up and fell astern and we never slackened. It was an anxious time with the Titanic's fateful experience very close in our minds.” (Captain Arthur H Rostron, Commander of the Carpathia). Taking place in the North Atlantic Ocean the sinking of the Titanic on April 14-15th, 1912 was a very terrifying day for Captain Edward J. Smith along with 2,200 passengers and crew. In the life boat, recalled Dorothy Gibson, “No one said a word. There was nothing to say and nothing we could do.”(Wilson, pp.34)
The following are the series of events that happened in the sinking of the Titanic. At approximately 11:40p.m. An iceberg is sighted dead ahead, but Titanic is sailing at almost 21 knots and cannot be turned quickly enough to part to
The following are the series of events that happened in the sinking of the Titanic. At approximately 11:40p.m. An iceberg is sighted dead ahead, but Titanic is sailing at almost 21 knots and cannot be turned quickly enough to part to