It was believed before the Titanic was discovered, that the Titanic sank because a massive hole was punched into the hull. This was later disproved. The Titanic sank because of six narrow gashes down the starboard side of the ship. The iceberg penetrated the steel of the Titanic with much ease. The water rushed into many of the watertight compartments destroying the ships boyancy.

The iceberg that collided with the Titanic in the North Atlantic Ocean most likely came from Greenland. Warm weather causes huge chunks of ice to break off Greenland's glaciers. These icebergs float south with the ocean current and eventually melt when they reach warmer waters.

The largest part of an iceberg is underwater, only one-seventh to one-ninth is actually visible above the surface.

The biggest ones tower as much as 400 feet above the surface of the ocean.

The steel of the Titanic was made very brittle by the temperature of the waters that "Fateful Night" (31* F). Later tests of steel that is used now in ships and a sample of the Titanic's proved that the steel was very brittle at that temperature. The steel that was used to build the hull of Titanic was of very poor quality. To make steel used in ships now become as brittle as Titanic's, the water would have to be near -100 degrees (F*).

Common theory has also stated that if the Titanic had hit the iceberg dead center, the chance of it sinking would have been reduced. Instead of 6 chambers becoming filled, only 1 or 2 would fill. This would have probably enabled the Titanic to make the voyage home.

There is no particular person to blame for sinking. It was a mixture of many people's workings. When it comes down to it, the Titanic tragedy goes to prove that we should not put so much faith in ourselves that we can not see the writing on the wall. The one good thing that came from this plethora of heartache is that now all ships are required to have enough lifeboats for its passengers aboard.

New research indicates the ship foundered after suffering six narrow gashes, not one large one, as thought.

Computer calculations, help reveal the detailed stages:

• When the Titanic struck the iceberg, six of its 16 watertight compartments were damaged. The Titanic started taking on water in the bow through openings about 20 feet below the water line.
• As the Titanic nosed down, water flooded compartments one after another and the Titanic's stern began rising out of the water.
• As the stern rose ever higher, the stress amidships was more than the Titanic could bear. The Titanic broke apart just forward of the third funnel. The bow began to sink.
• With the bow gone, the stern temporarily settled back to nearly level. The stern then rapidly flooded and rose out of the water, pivoting on the surface. It held that vertical position about a minute and then slowly slipped beneath the surface.
• The bow section sank gently and plowed into the mud. The stern's impact was more traumatic: when it hit bottom, it buried itself some 50 feet, crumpling the steel hull.
  

The International Ice Patrol patrol was established in April 1913 by the agreement of 16 nations with shipping interests in the North Atlantic Ocean after the Titanic disaster. The patrol locates icebergs in the North Atlantic, follows and predicts their drift, and issues warnings to ships in the vicinity.

Reconnaissance is conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard, using planes equipped with radar that can detect icebergs in all but the roughest sea conditions. The Coast Guard exchanges information with the Canadian Ice Services and also receives reports from passing ships. During the patrol season, which normally extends from March through August, the Coast Guard broadcasts twice daily by Inmarsat satellite and by high-frequency radio facsimile, issuing reports on the locations of all known sea ice and icebergs. Approximately 1,000 icebergs are tracked each year. Destruction of dangerous icebergs has been attempted, but with little success.

This website is dedicated to the eternal legacy of the RMS Titanic and to all of those who needlessly died one cold night in April, 1912...

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