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The Worst Way To Die On The Titanic
The Worst Way To Die On The Titanic
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Over 1,500 people died on the Titanic. But the worst deaths weren’t in the
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freezing water - they belonged to the ones who never made it off the ship.
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This is how long people actually stayed alive inside the Titanic after it sank.
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They called the Titanic the ship of dreams - but on April 14th, 1912,
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just before midnight, it turned into a nightmare. Of the countless people
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on board who met their end, the vast majority were never found.
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Only 337 bodies were found, leaving just over half the passengers completely unaccounted for.
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No one knows exactly how they met their end. But it wasn’t pretty. And they all
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have one thing in common - as the screech of ice tearing through metal filled the ship,
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their stories all end the same way.
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Jacob is a wealthy businessman from New York, returning from a business trip to London to
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discuss a textiles deal. As a first class passenger, he’s been enjoying fine dining and
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hobnobbing. And as the alarms blare across the ship, he’s one of the first people to
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the surface deck. But he’s not looking for a spot on the lifeboats - as a 72-year-old man,
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he can’t bring himself to take a spot from women and children. Instead,
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he’s assisting with the evacuation and hoping that there are some spots left towards the end.
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But he doesn’t know it yet… the ship has already chosen how he’s going to die.
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Not everyone on board has good intentions. Jones managed to win a steerage ticket from
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a friend betting on the horses. It’s just as well - his debtors and the cops were
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closing in back in Liverpool. A fresh start is just what he needs. He’s been
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subsisting on terrible third-class food since the start of the voyage,
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and stealing what he can. As a man with a third-class ticket, he doesn’t really have
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any chance of getting on a lifeboat right now - but when the chaos and confusion escalate,
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maybe he’ll be able to snatch a spot. But for now, he’s got some empty cabins to raid.
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For Jones, the Titanic isn’t a disaster. It’s an opportunity. And that makes him even more doomed.
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Second Class was the pick for working-class passengers who wanted a taste of comfort - and
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for James and Melissa, it was worth the splurge for their honeymoon. Leaving Ireland behind for
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James’ new job in New York, they expected a smooth, relaxing trip. But it wasn’t going
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to happen. Although Melissa, as a woman, might’ve had a chance to get on a lifeboat,
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she refuses to leave James - and he does everything he can to keep her spirits up.
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And for a moment… it almost works. But not everyone scrambling for a way off
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is a passenger - the crew had difficult choices to make too. Terrence has worked countless ocean
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crossings as an engine technician. It’s hard, miserable labor, but it pays better
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than anything he’d find in London. And as the lower decks fill with freezing Atlantic water,
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his blood runs cold. There’s only one thing to do - keep everything running as long as
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possible. He can only hope the company packed enough lifeboats… but he’s not optimistic.
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And soon, the ship will go from endangered to doomed.
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After 3 hours of the evacuation, the lifeboats are exhausted - and with them,
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the patience of the people on board. Only a fraction of the passengers have been evacuated,
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mostly women and children from the upper classes. James and Melissa have made their
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way to the deck and are pleading for a way off, but they’re quickly pushed away
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by other passengers all wanting the same thing. Suddenly, the ship begins to tilt,
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lifting in the air as the massively flooded bow of the ship can no longer sustain the water within.
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Hundreds of people begin to slide helplessly across the deck - James and Melissa amongst them.
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And for many of them, a watery death awaits.
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In April, the water was deadly cold -around 28°F (-2°C). Someone could survive a fall into it,
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even swim once the initial shock fades. But out here, there’s nowhere to swim to. And you can’t
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last long in conditions like this. Hypothermia sets in fast. Violent shaking, slurred speech,
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confusion, drowsiness, muscles locking up - then organ failure. For most adults,
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they have roughly 30 to 40 minutes before the cold fully takes over… if they’re lucky.
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But the people aren’t that lucky.
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They’re overcome by the cold, have nothing to grab onto, and they’re not able to keep
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themselves above water. They flounder, sink quickly, and drown - their bodies lost to
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the ocean’s depths. These are many of the victims who were never found, as their bodies disappeared
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under the waves. However, some bodies drifted on the currents and were eventually located - as far
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away as Nova Scotia, in one case, at which point they were eventually repatriated back to Ireland.
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But for some, debris offers a glimmer of hope.
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As the Titanic begins to rise out of the water, James and Melissa scramble across the deck.
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Bodies rush past them, falling into the water. Melissa freezes as a family - husband, wife,
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and two young children - screams as they drop into the darkness below. She shuts her eyes and prays.
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But there’s no time to wait. James grabs his bride and hauls them toward the stern. They
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clutch a railing just as the ship shudders, shaking more passengers loose to their watery
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graves. James heaves Melissa over the rail. And from high above the freezing Atlantic,
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they can only watch as the unsinkable ship begins to sink.
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Elsewhere, time is running out.
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Terrence was never one to seek a quick way out. A man goes down with the ship,
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after all. But with death closing in, he’s ready to see if evacuation is still possible. First,
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one last sweep of the bow. It’s flooding fast - icy water pools around his knees as the
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ship tilts at a sickening angle. He’s walked this route countless times. He just needs to
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be sure no one’s trapped down here. The cold is biting deep… but Terrence is a hardy man.
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For a few seconds, he thinks he can still get out.
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A sudden surge of water blasts through the bow as the ship lurches. Terrence is thrown
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into a hard metal wall. The torrent pins him in place as the front of the ship slips under
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the waves. In seconds, he’s fully submerged in freezing water, clawing for a way out of
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the darkened space. But there’s nowhere to go. The compartment floods completely… and
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then the Titanic’s bow disappears into the bottomless dark - taking Terrence with it.
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And the second the water closes over his head… time speeds up.
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Steerage has been a goldmine for Jones. The small-time con artist has already pocketed
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cash and valuables from the other cabins. Now he just needs to reach the boat deck…
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maybe he can grab a baby, sell the sob story, and cheat his way onto a lifeboat. Surprisingly,
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there’s no water up here. Jones rushes toward the stairs… only for his heart to freeze in his chest.
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He’s face to face with a steel gate.
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It was designed to stop lower class passengers getting to the upper decks - and in the panic,
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it must have been forgotten. Jones knows there are still people trapped down here with him. He
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avoided those rooms. Now he can only slam his fists into the bars, shouting into the dark.
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And for a second… he thinks someone might hear him.
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Then the ship tilts hard. The floor yanks out from under him and throws him into the
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wall as Titanic shifts from horizontal to nearly vertical. The stern starts
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its slow descent into the Atlantic. Jones scrambles, twisting around for
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somewhere - anywhere - safe. He manages to wrench open a closet door, slipping inside.
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It’s a refuge - but for how long?
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Jacob has no such delusions. As an old man, he’s at peace with his fate. His family will be well
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cared for, and he helped dozens of people off the ship before the lifeboats ran out. He’s at
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peace with his God, and is content to spend the last minutes of his life talking with him. As
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soon as the chaos of the evacuations lessened, he retreats back to his quarters - a spacious room
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in the first-class cabin. He closes the door, and waits for the end. As the ship pitches up,
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he tightens his grip on the nightstand and the little light from the window outside dimmed.
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He doesn’t have long to wait.
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It only takes minutes for the ocean pressure to reach the hull. This part of Titanic was
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never built to withstand it. The window - meant for peaceful ocean views - goes
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first. A sharp crack fills the air. Less than a minute into the descent,
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the glass gives way. Water explodes inward, and the pressure starts tearing the room
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apart. In an instant, Jacob is slammed by a chunk of debris… and everything goes dark.
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When water hits you at that speed, it doesn’t feel wet. It feels solid.
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James and Melissa are still perched high above the water, hanging onto the railings. They’re fighting
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for a way to survive - for a future they haven’t even had time to start. James grips Melissa’s
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hand, promising her everything will be okay. Screams carry through the dark- coming from
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the lifeboats. They can barely make out the shapes of people huddled inside them. But if
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they can see them… it means they’re still close. It means there’s still a chance.
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Could they swim to them? Not from up here. Not yet. But
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as the ship sinks lower, that distance shrinks. If they wait long enough,
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they might be able to drop into the water and make it. It would be brutal. The Atlantic is freezing.
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How long could someone survive in the freezing Atlantic? Hypothermia starts
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to settle in almost immediately. But it might be the only opportunity they have.
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James keeps telling himself that. Just wait. Just hold on.
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But they won’t get the chance. The ship rocks violently. Melissa’s
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grip slips and she’s thrown over the railing. James lunges forward,
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reaching out for his bride. He catches her - but it comes at a cost. He’s hanging perilously
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over the edge. One hand clutching Melissa’s. The other locked onto the railing. His muscles ache,
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every sinew screaming. He can’t let go. And then he feels it…
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Melissa’s hand is slipping. Sweat. The cold air. Fear. He begs her to hold on. She looks at him,
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eyes wide, full of tears… and then she falls. James watches her plunge
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into the dark maw of the ocean. Before she hits the water, he looks away. He has to.
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His body trembles, racked with raw grief and despair. He closes his eyes. He sees his bride
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on their wedding day… And then he let’s go.
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Jones has sealed himself away in a closet, desperate for any refuge. And it works - he
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has created an air bubble that’s airtight enough to prevent any flooding. He’s safe from rushing
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waters, but in this doomed box, survival is measured in minutes. As the massive stern
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sinks below the waves, the pressure increases massively. Jones waits in complete darkness
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as the air compresses around him. His ears pop, and it becomes harder and harder to breathe. The
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pressure in his head builds, and it feels like his eyes are going to burst out of his skull.
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And then, like a flash, it all ends.
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Within 90 seconds of the ship sinking below the waves, cracking can be heard all around. Jones
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clutches his head, barely able to stay conscious. There’s no time for a last breath. The hull
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ruptures, and in a split-second, the massive water pressure rushes in and crushes anything inside.
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Jones, and anyone else who was unlucky enough to still be in the Titanic is hit with over 6,000
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PSI - more than enough to rip the stern open as its descent to the ocean floor continues.
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Nothing inside could survive.
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The collapse of the Titanic’s stern was so loud that the people on the surface,
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in lifeboats and clinging on for dear life, could hear the ripping of the metal below.
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The Titanic didn’t just sink. It continued to kill people even after it disappeared under the waves.
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How did people survive this doomed ship? Check out “Real
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Titanic Survivor Stories That Will Shock You”, or watch “Why Cruise Ships Don’t
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Sink” to discover why this tragedy will never repeat itself in the modern day.
