Actual recordings of R.M.S. Titanic’s Second Officer Charles Lightoller describing the sinking of the Titanic.
Britannic laying on the bottom. Shallow enough for divers to explore. Deep enough for divers to barely survive.
H.M.H.S. Britannic - Titanic’s forgotten sister.
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Fun Fact: H.M.H.S. Britannic, sister ship to the R.M.S. Titanic, sank in water shallower than the ship was long. (Britannic: 882 ft, Water: 400ft.) Because this is such shallow water, life is much more abundant. Unlike Titanic, who is covered with rusticales, Britannic is covered with Coral and other forms of life. In fact, the amount of life living on Britannic is so thick that when the ship actually deteriorates away, the life forms that were once on her hull will still resemble the shape of her hull for many years after the ship is gone.
Monday, April 15, 1912, 4:00 AM
Carpathia finally arrives to the disaster site. Only 700 of the 2,224 passengers and crew survived. It will be another three days until the survivors will reach New York.
Monday, April 15, 1912, 2:20 AM
Titanic splits in half and makes her final plunge. 1,500 people are lost, 700 survive. It will be another two hours until the Carpathia would arrive and rescue the survivors. (X)
Monday, April 15, 1912
Titanic’s electrical engineers try to keep her lights lit up until the very end. About 700 passengers have left the ship on her 20 lifeboats, and a 1,500 remain onboard the ship.
Monday, April 15, 1912, 2:00 AM
“Come quick. Engine room nearly full” - Last message sent from Titanic’s wireless operators.
It was only a few minutes before the ship made her final plunge
