On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic—the largest and most luxurious ship afloat—strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage, breaching five watertight compartments and sealing the fate of over 1,500 souls. As the "unsinkable" liner sinks into the icy North Atlantic, a desperate scramble for too few lifeboats exposes stark class divisions and leads to sweeping reforms in maritime safety.
Word Count
463
Reading Time
3 min
Difficulty
beginner
Genre
History
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