The Sinking of the HMS Titanic
                     THE SINKING 
of the
HMS TITANIC
VICTOR OLERSKIY
Member of the Board of Directors at
Russian Fishery LLC
Picture of a 
titanic pencil. 
The Titanic sails 
in the ocean.
One of the most internationally 
infamous shipping disasters 
of all time is the sinking 
of the HMS Titanic, which 
occurred in 1912 on the ocean 
liner’s maiden voyage. More 
than 1,500 people died in the 
accident, making this one of 
deadliest marine disasters 
to occur in peacetime in the 
modern era.
HMS Titanic
At the time of sailing, the 
HMS Titanic was the larg-
est ship afloat. She car-
ried a total of 20 lifeboats 
which, due to outdated 
Victor Olerskiy
maritime regulations, was 
only sufficient for approxi-
mately a third of her total ca-
pacity of people and half of 
those actually on board. There 
were safety features fitted that 
were advanced for the time, 
which included watertight 
compartments and doors that 
could be remotely activat-
ed. However, when disaster 
struck, it would be the lack of 
lifeboats that sent so many to 
their deaths.
The dining 
room of the 
RMS Titanic
Iceberg Collision
On the 14th of April 1912, just four days 
into the Titanic’s Atlantic crossing, the ship 
struck an iceberg that damaged the hull 
and left five watertight compartments open 
to the water. While efforts were made to 
evacuate, there were still more than a thou-
sand individuals on board when the ship 
finally went under.
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International maritime 
safety regulations were 
improved after the sinking 
of the Titanic. 
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