When the TITANIC sank struck the iceberg, it made the iron plates buckle and the rivets pop out. It made multiple gashes (not one long gash) and water leaked in. The TITANIC could hold water in up to two watertight compartments. She could even stay afloat with four. But, the gash stretched to the 6th watertight bulkheads and when the watertight doors closed, that only slowed down the sinking because the water went up over the bulkheads and spilled into the next and then the one after that dragging the ship to down lower, letting water come in, until the TITANIC was completely flooded. The TITANIC was doomed no matter how you sliced it. The weight of the water pulled her down by the head and the whole ship had been completely submerged by 2:20. The TITANIC still has mysteries like, what do the gashes look like? and Why did the steal buckle?. The holes that you see today in the bow were caused by the impact of the TITANIC hitting the bottom. The holes remain buried forever in the sediment.
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
How the TITANIC sank
When the TITANIC sank struck the iceberg, it made the iron plates buckle and the rivets pop out. It made multiple gashes (not one long gash) and water leaked in. The TITANIC could hold water in up to two watertight compartments. She could even stay afloat with four. But, the gash stretched to the 6th watertight bulkheads and when the watertight doors closed, that only slowed down the sinking because the water went up over the bulkheads and spilled into the next and then the one after that dragging the ship to down lower, letting water come in, until the TITANIC was completely flooded. The TITANIC was doomed no matter how you sliced it. The weight of the water pulled her down by the head and the whole ship had been completely submerged by 2:20. The TITANIC still has mysteries like, what do the gashes look like? and Why did the steal buckle?. The holes that you see today in the bow were caused by the impact of the TITANIC hitting the bottom. The holes remain buried forever in the sediment.
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