Who Is To Blame For The Titanic

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Ahh BOOM abandon ship, as the titanic sank to the bottom of the sea. There were 2,240 passengers on the titanic and 500 died or were missing. 300 dead people were pulled out of the sea the next day.

The Titanic sank because they ran into an iceberg and sank. Did you know that it took 3 hours for the titanic to sink. Also they shot out there flares to say help but ships thought they were partying.

In conclusion many people died on the titanic many men. We will always remember this whorible disaster.

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