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Glimpses of an UNforgettable Event.....


There were a total of seven iceberg warning messages sent to the Titanic on the night of April 14, 1912. After the Titanic hit the iceberg, people were out on the decks playing with the ice.  Most of the 1st class passengers did not want to go outside in the cold. 

No later than 12.45 a.m. the first lifeboat, No. 7, was lowered. It had been tested to a capacity of upwards to 65-70 men, but it left with only 28! Many of the officers were skeptical of the amount of weight the davits could hold because they were never informed of the rigorous testing that they endured. This is one of the reasons that many lifeboat left half full. Many other boats left half full. At 12.55 a.m., lifeboat No. 6 left with less than 28 people but had a capacity 65! No. 5 was lowered with 41 people and no 3. lowered with 32; both had a capacity of 65. Boat No. 1 left with 12 people but had a capacity of 40!

The band kept playing until the boat sank. One man, Ben Guggenheim, exchanged his life belt for a sweater! He said if he was to perish, he wanted to die like a gentleman.  Many 3rd class or steerage passages were trapped in the ship. Some had to break barriers between third and first class to escape to the upper decks.  Even in lifeboats, many passengers still felt the Titanic would not sink. One passenger, Colonel John Jacob Astor, wanted permission to go in a lifeboat with his wife. He was told, "No men are allowed in the boats until the women are loaded first." The boat left only two thirds full.     

Chief Baker Charles Joughin owed his survival to alcohol. He stepped off the stern of the Titanic and swam around in the water, oblivious to the cold, until picked up by another lifeboat. He drank a large amount of alcohol before the sinking, which  was a "human antifreeze!"  Luckily the Carpathia heard the SOS or CQD and steamed towards the distress location. 

The Titanic sank somewhere in 41°North and 50°West. The Titanic sent some  message with her reported position: 41°44' North, 50°24' West and later 41°46' North, 50°14' West.


well another interesting thing is that... the another ship like TITANIC is planned to be construct.. its FREEDOM SHIP..
here is a link of it.... have a look on it.....
http://www.freedomship.com/