Titanic : The Cruelty of Fate

TITANIC :THE CRUELTY OF FATE

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Of all the tempting secrets under the ocean floor, nothing is more mysterious or compelling than the TITANIC. This is the Titanic that we know from the books,films & television. Titanic is just not a story of the wreak, but it is the fate of all those misfortune civilian,who were destined to terminate there journey somewhere in the Atlantic.

1.TITANIC;The largest ship afloat

• The name Titanic derives from,                      "The Titan" of the Greek mythology.
• ROYAL MAIL SHIP (RMS) Titanic,was built by Belfast ship builders in The Great Britain and Ireland.
• It was one of the largest vessels owned and operated by White Star Line's fleet.

2.Features

• The Titanic was equipped by 3 main engines that generated 30000HP energy.
• Titanic's electrical plant was capable of producing more power than that of an average city power station.
• The RadioTelegraph equipment was leased to White Star Line by Marconi Int. Marine Communication Company,and was in 24/7 service informing about the weather and iceberg.

• The passengers were provided with standard luxurious facilities of deep saltwater, swimming pool, gymnasium,squash coart & 20 life boats.

3.Tour toward the death

• The maiden voyage was subjected to Trans-Atlantic crossing from Southampton to NewYork,via Cherboarg and Queenstown.
• Cap.Edward Smith ,the senior most of White Star Line was appointed to command the voyage.Finally The Titanic left Southampton on Wednesday,10th April 1912
• On initial 3 days of the voyage, before it reached Ireland the weather was warm & the temperature was quite high. On the following day they came across cold weather and strong wind.
  

4.The Calamity

• Till the evening of 14th April, Titanic received enough warning that they were drifting ice in area of Newfoundland, nevertheless they continued streaming at full speed.
• Around 12pm Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg and immediately ordered ship to steer around the obstacle and stop the engine.
• But it was too late now,the starboard side struck the iceberg, creating series of holes below the water level.
• Soon it was clear that the ship was doomed and Titanic began sinking from its bow first.
• Titanic had lifeboat that could carry only half of the people. "Women and Children first"was the protocol followed to fill the lifeboat,while the crew & male passengers were left aboard.
• Around 3 am of 15th April the ship was totally sank into 2 parts in the ocean. All other passengers were immersed into the lethal cold water of -2°C,this lead to immediate death within minutes due to cardiac arrest.
• Around 4am RMS CARPATHIA arrived on the scene,in response to Titanic's earlier distress calls.
  
  
  
  
  
• It took 3 more days for Carpathia to reach NewYork,with some suffers of the accident.
• Finally on 18th April 1912 it was confirmed that TITANIC was no more.

My heart goes with the victims, who's fate became the immortal story for the forthcoming generations 🙏

-Aniket Pawar

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic