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English: Map marks the route of RMS Titanic during her maiden voyage, the ports on that route, and approximate location of where she sank on 1912-04-15. The remaining portion of her uncompleted route is shown dashed.
A nearby tugboat, Vulcan, came to the rescue by taking New York under tow, and Titanic ' s 62-year-old Captain Edward Smith, the most senior of the White Star Line's captains, ordered her engines to be put "full astern". [7] The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m).
The navigation bridge of the Titanic. On the Titanic, the navigation bridge (or command bridge) was a superstructure where the ship's command was exercised.From this location, the officer on watch determined the ship's geographical position, gave all orders regarding navigation and speed, and received information about everything happening on board.
The debris field was found close to the Titanic wreck
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The ship sank at about 2:20 a.m. The 1985 discovery using the underwater camera occurred at about 2 a.m. Ballard recalled one of the crew glancing at the clock and saying: “She sinks in 20 minutes."
[2] The Titanic 's route across the North Atlantic, with location of the wreck. For their part, Bigg and Wilton have tried to show a possible path of the fatal iceberg with the help of computer simulations. To do this, they assumed that icebergs at that time originated mainly in the south or southwest of Greenland, whereas today they originate ...
A nearby tugboat, Vulcan, came to the rescue by taking New York under tow, and Captain Smith ordered Titanic ' s engines to be put "full astern". [127] The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m). The incident delayed Titanic ' s departure for about an hour, while the drifting New York was brought under control. [128 ...