It was not known where the Carpathia was, and many of them felt as if the world had stopped, and they were all doomed to die on the open sea. The 705 survivors were in the lifeboats, and they all were in shock having just watched the biggest, and supposedly unsinkable, Titanic, sink into the water like a rock. The Titanic sank at 220 am, which was after midnight in New York City.
“I thought her unsinkable, and I based my opinion on the best expert advice, I do not understand what happened.” The Long Journey Home Aboard the RMS Carpathia The boat is unsinkable and nothing but inconvenience will be suffered by the passengers.” However, once the news broke, Franklin quickly changed his tune. Here is what Franklin had to say: “There is no danger that Titanic will sink. However, finally, when word came in by Monday evening, Philip Franklin had to admit that what the world feared was true, the Titanic had sunk with a terrible loss of life. For the entire day, the news that came in from the wireless was confusing, and there were so many mixed messages, it was hard to know exactly what to believe. Franklin really had no idea that the reports were true. When the White Star Line was questioned about the incident, Philip Franklin, who was in charge of the office, denied the incident reminding the world of the Titanic’s reputation for being unsinkable. The Titanic sunk? There was no way becuase the ship was believed to be unsinkable. Monday Morning, April 15th, 1912, New York Cityīy the time the news reached America about the Titanic sinking, it was the next morning ,which was Monday, and many did not even believe the tone of news that was coming in over the Marconi wires. Since today is the 105th anniversary of the Titanic sinking, the Titanic Belfast museum has put together a special video, and the link will be provided at the end of the post. There were over 2228 people on board, but by the time the night was done, only 705 people would be alive to tell a harrowing tale once they reached New York City.
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However, the ship never made it to New York City because on the night of April 14th, 1912, while driving full speed through and ice-field sea, the ship struck an iceberg. After France, Titanic had to make a quick trip to Ireland, but then it was just open water on their way to New York City. The RMS Titanic had only been sailing for four days, it was her first time out to sea, and the world was right there when she slowly left Southampton Harbor, heading for her first destination, which was in France. Exactly 105 years ago, on April 15th, 1912, the beatufiul ship the RMS Titanic sank into the waters of the North Atlantic. Today is a very important day, not only for humanity, but for those that have made the RMS Titanic a passion in their lives.
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