The Wreck of the Titanic, Graphics by Jaco Grobbelaar & William Neff - April 14, 1912 RMS Titanic with over 2200 souls aboard for the ship's maiden voyage to the United States struck an iceberg 400 nautical miles east of Newfoundland, Canada and sank 2hrs 40 minutes later .. only 705 survived
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[Titanic Anniversary, by Charles Apple](https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2012/titanic-front-pages-recreate-1912-with-original-type-historic-photos-to-evoke-era/) - Titanic's collision with the iceberg created six holes in the ship's hull causing rivets to pop and the brittle high sulphur steel plates to rupture, Titanic was the biggest most luxurious passenger ship the world had ever seen, the ads proclaimed it to be unsinkable, [Farewell, Titanic, by Charles Pellegrino](https://books.apple.com/us/book/farewell-titanic/id635432215). Most of the Titanic survivors were allegedly [Jews](https://aish.com/the-titanic-and-the-jews/), while the ones in the lifeboats some of which were mostly empty are known to have fended swimmers away with boathooks.
It was bravado on the part of the Captain to allow his ship to get so close to the iceberg, allegedly for the titillation of the upper class passengers that caused the sinking, not a [Bomb](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GfVNLhDKeM/XqOQhriJZ1I/AAAAAAAD1Kg/RjWzl53x9_8ONf05wBZUb5PAUlFlDpheACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/JEWS%2B%25281%2529.jpg), [JP Morgan](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titanic-sinking-inside-job/) nor the [Mummy's Curse](https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/mummy-curse-titanic-sinking-washington-post-article.html) .. some say RMS Californian under the command of Captain Stanley Lord could have done more in response to Titanic's distress rockets, claims refuted at [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-17678822).
Not all of the ones who went onto the lifeboats were saved .. on May 13, 1912 nearly a month after the sinking crew from RMS Oceanic spotted one of Titanic's wooden lifeboats, identified as Collapsible A believed to be the last craft to leave the ship at around 2.15 am on the morning of the sinking, drifting in the Atlantic some 200 miles from the wreck site it had three decomposing bodies on board.
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Witness describe pandemonium on the boat decks as shots were fired .. Charles Lightoller Titanic's 38yo Second Officer, is alleged to have let some of the lifeboats go nearly empty rather than allow men to occupy the seats, and to have in company with a passenger with US Military antecedents, fired upon those steerage passengers attempting to access the boat deck during the sinking to the tune of around twelve dead .. he survived. [VintageNews](https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/09/23/titanic-survivor-stories/?firefox=1).
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The vessel CS Mackay-Bennet pictured in dry dock at right above took aboard survivors in Collapsible Lifeboat B at left and recovered three hundred and thirty four bodies, of which one hundred and sixteen were tossed overboard most of whom were third class passengers or Titanic crew members. [VintageNews](https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/01/titanic-3rd-class-passengers/?utm_source=penultimate&firefox=1).
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The night Titanic hit the iceberg there was a big party going on, Chief Officer William McMaster Murdoch was out cold from the wine he had consumed at a celebration for his captain, while Captain Smith could not be aroused from sleep," the officer of the watch was asleep and quite possibly drunk at the rear of the pilothouse. Murdoch who is alleged to have ordered 3rd class access blocked, is said to have shot two dead then to have suicided with the same gun. [Link](https://www.williammurdoch.net/mystery02_witnesses_overview.html).
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This is said to be the iceberg Titanic struck some reports say red paint was visible at the waterline, the hollow roundish shape mid center could could be where part of the ship's upper part caught the 'berg, re reports of quantities of shattered ice on the forward deck. [RareHistoricalPhotos](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/iceberg-sunk-titanic-1912/).
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J Bruce Ismay Chairman & Managing Director of the White Star Line was a passenger on board Titanic when it sank, he is rumored to have influenced the decision to steer in close to the 'berg .. sounds like he was partying on, that he brought his guests onto the bridge and persuaded Murdoch and Quartermaster Hichens who was at the helm to join in and to bend the rules. Thus if Ismay was giving orders on the bridge the ship was in serious trouble indeed! [Corkbeo.ie](https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/history/infamous-coward-titanic-cobh-remembers-16464908).
