We are just a few days from the 100th anniversary of the famous sinking of the RMS Titanic, which took place in the night of April 14th 1912 and has been a source of mystery and fascination for the world since then. I have always felt a great interest in the story of the Titanic, so I wanted to see whether other Mythic Scribes members shared my interest and could express their thoughts about this part of world history.
First, I want to start this thread by paying homage to heroic Captain Arthur Henry Rostron, his crew, passengers and their aging but resilient ship RMS Carpathia. This passenger steamship received the distress signals from the Titanic a few minutes after midnight, and immediately Captain Rostron called all crew to action and proceeded to set course towards the last known position of Titanic.
The ship's heating and hot water supply were cut off in order to provide as much steam as possible for the old and strained engines, which had never worked so fast: The passengers soon realized that something strange was happening, and as they came up to deck they heard the terrible news.
Captain Rostron displayed great skills and courage as he maneuvered Carpathia at maximum speed between dangerous icebergs, finally reaching the lifeboats at around 4:00 of April 15th and taking 705 survivors aboard.
The passengers of Carpathia donated clothing for the shocked and freezing survivors, and after performing a religious ceremony at the site of the disaster, the Carpathia sailed to New York where it arrived three days later.
What are your thoughts about the disaster of the Titanic?? I think that if the ship had not turned and instead hit the iceberg straight forward, it would have survived.
First, I want to start this thread by paying homage to heroic Captain Arthur Henry Rostron, his crew, passengers and their aging but resilient ship RMS Carpathia. This passenger steamship received the distress signals from the Titanic a few minutes after midnight, and immediately Captain Rostron called all crew to action and proceeded to set course towards the last known position of Titanic.
The ship's heating and hot water supply were cut off in order to provide as much steam as possible for the old and strained engines, which had never worked so fast: The passengers soon realized that something strange was happening, and as they came up to deck they heard the terrible news.
Captain Rostron displayed great skills and courage as he maneuvered Carpathia at maximum speed between dangerous icebergs, finally reaching the lifeboats at around 4:00 of April 15th and taking 705 survivors aboard.
The passengers of Carpathia donated clothing for the shocked and freezing survivors, and after performing a religious ceremony at the site of the disaster, the Carpathia sailed to New York where it arrived three days later.
What are your thoughts about the disaster of the Titanic?? I think that if the ship had not turned and instead hit the iceberg straight forward, it would have survived.