On most ships, these warnings would have been heeded with extreme caution. But the Titanic was racing toward a record crossing. The warnings were noted but not treated as an immediate emergency. The ship maintained a high speed of roughly 21 knots.
As the bow sank deeper into the Atlantic, the stern rose high into the air. The lights flickered and finally died. The steel groaned under the immense pressure. At 2:20 AM, the ship broke in two. The bow plunged to the ocean floor, and the stern settled back briefly before being swallowed by the sea.
The evacuation was chaotic and confusing. There had been no lifeboat drill. The ship’s crew struggled to organize the passengers, many of whom refused to believe the "unsinkable" ship was actually dying.
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