The "Titanic" may be a famous feature film by James Cameron in the late 1990s, and it focused on the love story of Jack and Rose, played by Kate Winslett and Leonardo DiCaprio. However, it is a real-life event involving many lovers, families, and individuals whose lives were lost due to its fatal encounter with an iceberg through shallow waters.
Remembering the R.M.S. Titanic: What is With April 15?
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - MARCH 13: (EDITORS NOTE: IMAGES OF TITANIC BELFAST ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL 1700 hrs ON MARCH 14, 2012) A man walks past a blow up of the last ever photograph taken of The Titanic as she departs Queenstown on April 11, 1912 at the Titanic Belfast attraction on March 13, 2012 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Titanic Belfast Experience is a new £90 million visitor attraction which opens on March 31, 2012. The ill-fated passenger liner sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic on the night of April 15, 1912 with the loss of 1517 lives.
According to National Today, the Titanic Remembrance day is a global celebration that the public observes annually every April 15. It looks into what happened to the R.M.S. Titanic, the gigantic and advanced cruise ship at the time, collided with an iceberg in the Nantucket Shoals, known for its shallow waters.
Titanic's tragedy was a global phenomenon when it happened last April 15, 1912, the night when the cruise ship's underside effectively damaged the structure that prevented it from moving forward from there. Captain Edward Smith commanded the crew and ship, steering the boat and failing to avoid the iceberg that contributed to its demise.
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R.M.S. Titanic: What Happened Years Ago?
There were 1,500 casualties on the Royal Mail Ship Titanic when it sank in 1912. According to Britannica, it is one of the most known tragedies in the world, and there are many pop culture references and media adaptations to its story.
Due to unfortunate events, the boat came from England and was en route to New York but did not reach its destination. Some survived the tragedy, as there were lifeboats that transported survivors, with 708 in total.
Titanic and its Global Significance
"Titanic" is not only a film for some. Many people looked into investigating the global event that sank a massive cruise ship meant to travel to America from its treacherous voyage via the Atlantic Ocean. The crew's route and expedition were meticulously planned, but its passing over the Nantucket Shoals made it encounter a 100,000-year-old iceberg that sank the ship.
Being a cruise ship, the Titanic had many items on its boat when it sank in the early 1910s. Several luxurious items from the elite and some working-class people, including its crew. Divers and teams investigating its sinking recovered many things from the bottom of the ocean and the shipwreck, including a lunch menu that the researchers recovered.
The historic trip that started from Southampton, England, and started its maiden voyage on a daring cruise via the Atlantic made history when it first made its way to securing travelers to America. Now, the world is remembering the Titanic 110 years after it sank and collided with the iceberg on April 14, with April 15 being the day it completely split in half and fell.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
