RMS Titanic: the Day of the Disaster

MONDAY, APRIL 15th : 12:05 a.m.

“I can’t believe it — the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic is going down! The ship’s builder guesses that we have no more than two hours to stay afloat.

Captain Smith issues the orders: ‘Uncover the lifeboats and call the passengers on deck. Prepare to abandon ship.’ ”

Just five days into her maiden voyage the R.M.S. Titanic, an oceanliner believed to be the safest ever made, struck an iceberg and sank into the icy depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Hundreds of lives were lost in one of the worst sea disasters ever recorded. When excitement turned to fear and tragedy, a ship’s officer who survived told the frightening tale of Titanic’s last hours.