The memoir of Titanic

This year is titanic's one hundred years anniversary ( 1912-2012), this has cause the people think back about the tragedy happened in 1912. The Titanic was sank in the journey towards the American. The vessel was bulit and operate by the White Star Line and she was built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She carried 2,223 people. The titanic had been describe as "unsinkable". Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use.Due to outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people – slightly more than half of the number travelling on the maiden voyage and one-third her total passenger and crew capacity In 14 April 1912, 11.40p.m, an iceberg is sighted dead ahead and the vessel was travelling in 21 knots, it is too late for her to avoid collision with the iceberg. The iceberg finally hit along her starboard side. Two hour of steady flooding settle the bow. The ship gradually lists to port and the water reaches a gangway door open on the port side ,increasing the list. Unfortunately, it could contact with her sister Olympic and the ship was actually only a few miles away from the Titanic. The pressure of rising seawater buckles the bolier uptake supporting the number 1 funnel, and the funnel falls. The seawater was flooding into the ship with acceleating rate of sinking. About 2.20a.m, the ship had almost sank onto the seabed. In the statistic, the most of victim were actually the chidren and women.Amongs the 2000 travellers, there were only seven hundred had been saved.