Why Do People Survive The Titanic

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3. The Titanic was the biggest and most expensive ship in the world. It was built in Ireland in
1911. First voyage of the Titanic was from Europe to America. In a ship there were about 1200 passengers. The rich passengers were on the upper decks and the poor passengers on the lower decks. On 14 April
1918 the Titanic hit an iceberg. The iceberg made a big hole on the side of the Titanic and the ship began to sink.
Some people survived because he got into a lifeboat. Many

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