
www.artehistoria.com The sinking of the Titanic was one of the events that shook public opinion the most at that time. Being also one of the events that generated more documentation in the form of books, photographs, films, documentaries, etc.. The majestic ship, was launched on May the 31st of 1911, beginning on April the 10th of 1912, its inaugural trip between Southampton and New York. In the mid-Atlantic, the Titanic's radio operator received notice of another boat, the California, warning of the presence of icebergs in the vicinity. At 11:40 pm, the bow lookout sounded the alarm about the presence of a giant block of ice. Despite many attempts to vary the course, it was too late, as the Titanic was sailing at a speed of 22 knots and a half. The contact with the bow caused a huge gap, but no alarm among the passengers, as the confidence in the boat was absolute. Quickly the first five compartments, constructed with an opening at the top, were flooded. Despite having pumps capable to bail out the water, the ship's command decided to use the energy reserves to maintain the lighting and the radio waiting for help. It was a fateful ecision, as the water moved quickly, making four meters sink the ship's bow. Meanwhile, the crew attempted to put the passengers in the lifeboats, only enough boats for half of the passengers. In addition, the panic caused many of the places provided on the lifeboats to be left unoccupied. Once they lowered the lifeboats, there were still about <b>...</b>
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