Impact moment. RMS Titanic April 14th, 1912
At 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) on April 14, 1912 lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg immediately ahead of 𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 and alerted the bridge. First Officer William Murdoch ordered the ship to be steered around the obstacle and the engines to be stopped, but it was too late; the starboard side of 𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 struck the iceberg, creating a series of holes below the waterline. The hull was not punctured by the iceberg, but rather dented such that the hull's seams buckled and separated, allowing water to seep in. Five of the ship's watertight compartments were breached. It soon became clear that the ship was doomed, as she could not survive more than four compartments being flooded.
#titanic #rms_titanic #iceberg #april_14 #white_star_line #108_anniversary #digital_artwork #history_in_color