You are standing on the deck on the beautiful Titanic. You are on your way to America, on one of the world's safest ocean cruisers. What could go wrong? You spoke to soon. There are rumors that the ship has struck an iceberg and it's going to sink. But that can't happen. The ship was announced safe, one of the safest ships ever made! Sure enough, the crew is starting to order everyone to the lifeboats. "Women and children first!" they yell. You jump into the life boat just as it is starting to pull away. Tears fill your eyes as you watch the beautiful ship sink.. This has truly been one of the most tragic accidents in history.
On 11:40 PM, April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg. The captain had received many warnings through the wireless, but only changed his route slightly. On the afternoon of April the 12, the ship had received many warnings that the ship's path was headed right for an iceberg, but the men in charge of messages ignored it. When the Titanic hit the iceberg, it was obvious that the Titanic was going to sink. The captain ordered the lifeboats in the water, and they filled almost instantly. The only hope for some of the remaining passengers was the Carpathia to save them before they sank. Unfortunately, most didn't make it. A total of 1,517 people died out of the 2,223 people that were on board.
One of the things I think could've been changed is the capacity of the lifeboats. Most of the lifeboats hadn't met their full capacity, while some had to many people on board. I think that if all the lifeboats would have been filled to their capacity, it would have not only saved more people, but helped the people in the lifeboats to row the boat. Only 705 people survived, with a total of 962 lifeboat seats available. If some of the remaining people on deck would've found a lifeboat that didn't have as many people on it and got on, maybe there would have been less deaths. The sinking of the Titanic was truly one of the most tragic events in history.
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