The Sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic - 977 Words

On April 14th - April 15th the R.M.S. Titanic struck a 2,000 ton iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean. There are many questionable reasons to as why the Titanic sank, but there are always the basic ideas. Scientists have theories, but not everything has become proven facts except that the ship did hit an iceberg. The R.M.S. Titanic was affected by weather, design of the ship, or even simple human mistakes. Some speculation about the weather has existed ever since the R.M.S. Titanic has sunk. Some believe it was tides, temperature, or even mirages across the ocean, but lets dig a bit deeper and find what makes these conclusions become reasonable explanations. On January 4, 1912, three months before the Titanic set sail, a solar eclipse occurred. The moon came closer than it has ever been to Earth in 1,400 years, and Earth made its annual close distance to the sun. The last time this had ever happened was in 796 A.D., and the next time this will occur is t he year 2257. When this eclipse happened, it made the tides change in drastic measures. On the banks of Greenland floated a 2,000 ton iceberg. Due to the tide changes, this 2,000 ton iceberg split in half, resulting in a 1,000 ton iceberg that gets sent off southward. Coincidentally, the iceberg ends up off the coast of Newfoundland in about 3 months. Usual travel time for icebergs that far is 5+ months. Where this iceberg ends up, is right in the Titanics path on April 14th. Was this fate, orShow MoreRelatedElements Of Literature : Annotated Bibliography Of The Titanic965 Words   |  4 PagesAnnotated Bibliography Thesis: The Titanic sank because the route was not changed in time of the hit, the cold water mirage, and man’s error. Baldwin, Hanson W. R.M.S. Titanic. Elements of Literature. Virginia ed. Vol. Fourth Course. N.p.: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2005. 328-46. Print. The Short Story : â€Å"R.M.S. Titanic† In this short story about the Titanic, several warnings of icebergs were sent out to the ship, but the captain disregarded them. The passengers of the ship continued to goRead MoreTitanic Film Analysis704 Words   |  3 Pageshours of April 15th 1912, the luxury steamship R.M.S Titanic sank during its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Since its doomed maiden voyage, Titanic has remained a fixture of public consciousness and popular culture. The most famous example of this is James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic. This film centres on the fictional love story ofRead MoreThe Discovery Of The Titanic1388 Words   |  6 Pagesas the massive R.MS. Titanic sideswipes an iceberg, damaging the hull. Moments after the watertight compartments started to fill up, as water begins to spill over the top of the bulkheads. Everything started to submerge, as the ship tilted onto a forty-five-degree angle. Water starts to fill more and more, and minutes later, it slips beneath the surface. In to today’s history, the Titanic is one of the most known disasters to occur to date. On April 4, 1912, The R.M.S. Titanic collided with a massiveRead MoreEssay about Titanic1827 Words   |  8 Pages TITANIC This paper will be about the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. Some people call this sinking the greatest maritime disaster. It wasnt just the fact that the ship sank, but also all the different circumstances that caused this ship to sink and take so many lives. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;In the time period of 1900s-1915s many things happened. One major disaster was the sinking of the Titanic. The information will be gathered from the library, a documentary film, the Internet and personalRead MoreThe Titanic : A Titanic1384 Words   |  6 PagesR.M.S Titanic â€Å"Not even God himself could sink this ship,† an employee of the White Star Line carelessly stated at the launch of the Titanic on May 31, 1911. (Exhibit: Titanic) In April of 1912, the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, to New York City in what is one of history’s deadliest disasters at sea. Unfortunately, the Titanic, on its maiden and final voyage, never reached its destination. Built by Harland and Wolf to be â€Å"unsinkable†, the Titanic was 883 feet long, 92 feet wide,Read MoreEthics And Ethics Of Engineering Ethics2079 Words   |  9 Pagesrecorded but also because a majority of those who perished were of the upper echelon. Fig. 2: After the Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster [1]. One of the most prominent and well know cataclysmic tragedies know around the world is the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. There were several unethical factors that played a role in this catastrophe. Two of them are clear violations of the engineering ethics code. Although original designs incorporated two rows of life vessels, the engineer was coerced