The Titanic Disaster

By Thomson Learning

Every year on april 14, a United States Coast Guard boat stops at a certain point in the icy Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic lies at the bottom of the sea. Flowers are thrown into the sea. They mark the place where on a clear night on April 1912, more than 1500 lives were lost in one of the world is sea sea disaster.

The Titanic was called the ship that could not sink. More than 2200 looked forward as the first voyage of the Titanic with great excitement.

The Titanic hit iceberg. The ship had been split open and was sinking. Captain Smith was called to the bridge as the truth situation became clear. In less than two hours the Titanic would be underwater.

At 2:10 a.m. The Titanic had sunk. The brave wireless operators tapped on their signals for help to other boats. The tireless operators had managed to get a message through to the Carpathia, another passenger liner, 58 miles away across the hazardous waters.