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Titanic 2:18 AM 15 April 1912


The forward funnel breaks off and falls from the starboard side of the ship, crushing anyone in its path in the water. The forward funnel will be the first part of Titanic to arrive at the ocean floor.

The lights on board Titanic blink once then go out forever. The brave men in Titanic’s engine room, working for 2 hours and 40 minutes to keep Titanic afloat and the lights burning for as long as possible, are now left in the dark to meet their fate in the engine room.

Titanic's ship's bell Deutsch: Schiffsglocke d...

Titanic's ship's bell Deutsch: Schiffsglocke der Titanic (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Titanic's Disaster, published in 1912

The Titanic's Disaster, published in 1912 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Titanic 1:30 AM 15 April 1912


Boat number 12 of Titanic, in morning of the 1...

Boat number 12 of Titanic, in morning of the 15 april 1912 Français : Canot n°12 du Titanic, le matin du 15 avril 1912 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Murdoch launches his seventh and eighth boats, life boat number 13 and 15. Lightoller launches his fifth, life boat number 14.

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Titanic 1:25 AM 15 April 1912


The Boat 1 of Titanic on Carpathia Français : ...

The Boat 1 of Titanic on Carpathia Français : Le canot n°1 du Titanic atteint le Carparthia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Murdoch launches his sixth boat, life boat number 11. Lightoller launches his fourth boat, life boat number 12.

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Titanic 01:15 AM 15 April 1912


Sinking of the Titanic, drawn from wireless de...

Sinking of the Titanic, drawn from wireless description (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Murdoch launches his fourth life boat, life boat number 1. Water is now up to the name plate on the bow of Titanic. Titanic now has 1 hour and 5 minutes left.

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Titanic 12:45 AM 15April 1912


First Officer Murdoch launches the first life boat, life boat number 7 from the starboard (right) side. The first distress rocket is fired.  The rockets are spotted by the SS Californian, but misunderstood.

The next day, at top speed through the icefield in daylight, it will take SS Californian 2 hours to get to the wreck site. Titanic now has 1 hour and 45 minutes left, almost all of those who go into the water will die of hypothermia within 15 minutes. The people in the water will literally freeze to death.

zdjęcie przedstawia statek SS Californian.

zdjęcie przedstawia statek SS Californian. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Fleagle, 1st Battalion,...

Titanic's rockets were fired one at a time, but this is what they would have looked like. U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Fleagle, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment fire support officer, observes illumination rounds fired during Operation Tora Arwa V in the Kandahar province Aug. 2. The illumination rounds were fired from M777 Howitzers and are used to help illuminate a certain area the Soldiers need to see. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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