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12:20 - Water floods the seamens quaters, 48 feet above the keel on E deck. Order to start loading lifeboats with women and children given by Smith. Lightoller takes this as 'women & children only whereas Murdoch allows men to board if no-one else is present.

12:15 - Band begins playing lively tunes on deck near the port entrance to the grand staircase.

12:05am - The squash court, 32 feet above the keel, is awash. Orders given to swing out the lifeboats. If every lifeboat leaves full, there is only room for 1178 out of the estimated 2227 on board

12am 15th April 1912. The mail room, 24 feet above the keel, begins floodding enough to float mail bags. Following reports to Captain Smith, now on the bridge, of water pouring into the forepeak, number 1,2, and 3 holds and boiler room number 6, he conducts a rapid tour with the ships designer, Thom...

The reason the ship turned to port is because up until the 30's, ships operated a tiller system so like in a small boat if you wanted to turn left, you turned the wheel right. Ok here's the rest. Moments after the collision Captain Smith appears on the Bridge, asking what they have struck. Murdoch i...

Out of interest, what is the going "weigh in" rate for a scrap car these days?

I have a 1993 3 Series that lost its water yesterday, I think its just a bleed screw that popped but if not i might see if i'll get more from the scrappy for it and then sell the new tyres!

Hi All,

Apologies, I didnt realise there was such a following! I got involved with the events in a real-time forum so didnt have a chance to update, I will try and do so tonight

11:40pm - Moving at 20.5 knots. Suddenly, lookouts see iceberg dead ahead about 500 yards away and some 55 feet tall. They immediately sound the warning bell with three sharp rings and telephone the bridge. After what must seen an age, Sixth Officer Moody answers. "Iceberg right ahead!" Moody relays...

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11.30 - Lookouts Fleet and Lee in the crows nest spot a haze on the horizon

10.55 : 10-19 miles North of titanic, Californian sends out a warning to all ships in the area but his message to Titanic is interrupted by a blunt 'Keep out! i'm working Cape Race!"