Passenger

ship had called for a distress call but it rapidly sank due to strong winds and rough sea. The vessel was said to be on an all-inclusive day adventure to Tortuga Island from Jaco. Total number of passenger was on about 96 with its 10 manned crew. Unfortunately this accident caused a death to three passengers who were according to The Tico…

People from the lower class came out of there rooms and asked what happened. The workers told the passengers that it was nothing to worry about, and to go back to their rooms. However, it was something to worry about and to be scared of. What they said was the “unsinkable” ship was sinkable. 2,200 people were on board the Titanic when it struck the iceberg. Out of those 2,200 people only 705 passengers survived. The tragedy of the Titanic was not the sinking, it was the lives that were lost at…

were taken more serious. The Titanic didn’t carry enough lifeboats for her passengers and crew. After the Titanic’s historic accident, ships were required to provide one seat for every passenger and crew member on a…

Many people believe the Titanic was sunk by an iceberg, however; the iceberg was really only part of the problem. Ignorance is the other reason for the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic had enough lifeboats for over 50% of people to get off the Titanic, but due to confusion and unpreparedness most lifeboats were not even filled to maximum capacity. Yet, that was not the only reason for the loss of life. Many deaths were those of the third class, mostly immigrants, while those of the first…

traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic stopped in Queenstown, Ireland, which is now known as Cobh. The Titanic’s final resting point was about a thousand miles from New York and 350 miles off the Newfoundland coast. Who: Out of the 2,240 passengers and crew members on board, only 700 managed to survived, which is less than 1/3 of those on…

First, will look at the sinking of the Titanic of 1912 and well this is not the first ever engineering disaster it is normally where most people start. “RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton (United Kingdom) to New York City, in April 1912. Titanic was at the time the largest ship ever built and was considered to be unsinkable. The tragedy claimed the lives of over 1,500 people. Many factors contributed to the…

managing director of the White Star Line. Joseph Bruce Ismay was born at Crosby, near Liverpool on 12 December 1862. tanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean by an iceberg on 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from to New York City. made by Harland and Wolff Technical RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during…

The proclaimed “unsinkable” ship, Titanic, sailed on April 10, 1912. Titanic departed with 2,229 passengers and crew members from Southampton, England. The Titanic was perceived as an unsinkable ship because it was extensively advertised that its design would provide the utmost security. Upon boarding, the passengers felt exhilarated and secure. In just four days the emotions of the people voyaging on Titanic became overwhelmed with anguish and terror. As stated on Titanicandco, a website…

small, but at the time it was the largest ship ever built (Mertz). A wealthy passenger could spend 4,350 dollars while one of less fortune, usually an immigrant traveling to America, would spend 40 dollars for a steerage class ticket. Those who could afford a first class ticket were given access to many amenities including a large Turkish bath, electric fireplaces, and long windowed promenade where first class passengers could take an afternoon stroll (Sides 106). There was also the first ever…

A total of 2,701 deaths. Two incidents. One accidental, one targeted. The Titanic and the Lusitania. Around 1,503 people died from the sinking of the Titanic while around 1,198 people died on the Lusitania. These incidents were three years apart but what happened to both vessels are in no way similar. One hit an iceberg and sank in almost 3 hours. One was shot by the Germans and sank in 18 minutes. The Titanic sank, holding 2,208 people, and 1,530 died at the end of the night, meaning 678…