Through the course of time, Technology has been developing
through the creations of massive towers, inventions, etc. However, on a Sunday night the cost of £512 room ocean liner went
to waste. The time and effort that this £1.5 million invention was wasted as it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when it came head to head with the unlimited power of nature.
It all began before noon on April
10, 1912 and all the passengers were are ready boarded. The third class passengers were
only making a one-way trip looking for a better life somewhere across North America. For those who were wealthier they stayed in a very luxurious and high classed area and rooms. This privilege
and comfort came with a costly expense, but it wasn’t something that they couldn’t manage. During the trip new
friendships and contacts would form and develop. After the last of the passenger settled in, the first and final voyage of
‘unsinkable’ commenced. After one day sailing the calm waters the Titanic arrived at Cherbourg tiny port. After on hour and a half of waiting, a group
of people departed and the Titanic was on route for the Irish town of Queenstown. Unfortunately, it was the last sail it will ever be on.
The Titanic shortly arrived at Irish town
of Queenstown the next morning
at 11:30. Once again the port was
too small so they went back out to open waters and then the officer and crew broke out into their routines activities and
watches. The passengers had the chance to roam the labyrinth corridors and maybe meet new friends and begin new relationships.
It was a learning experience for the passengers and the crew aboard the new ship.
Days went by sailing westwards across the
Atlantic Ocean towards next stop at New York. It was Sunday noon, the 14th of April 1912, the Titanic had traveled 1, 500 miles into the empty ocean. She was constantly receiving warnings of ice from
another vessel which had just encountered some ice. Would the crew and Captain Smith be alert from the danger that waited
ahead?
It was around 11:00 and night, everything was going great, wine was flowing, and food was
being served. The crew and staff were on their original routines and watch, until colossus sized iceberg loomed in front of
the eyes of the officers. They were less then 200 feet away and they couldn’t steer clear of iceberg. The collision
had penetrated 6 of 10 watertight docks. Crew members and officers were doing everything in their power in order to save the
ship but the damage was to fatal as they reported back to the captain. So Captain Smith order’s were “Women and
children first!" as the crew urgently began lowering the life boats. All the men escorted their wife quickly to the nearest
life boat like Dan Marvin and quickly told her “It's all right . . . you go and I'll stay awhile." Only 705 of 2227
survived. It was definitely one of the biggest tragedies of all time.
The loss of the "Titanic" was a great tragedy. Two thirds of the ships company perished in the freezing waters. Many families
lost loved ones, many people lost friends, and people lost thousands of dollars and lots of jewelry. Many saw this as a stern
warning from God. It turned out to be the beginning of the end for the great British Empire. They would
not be the nation to wrap up world history after all. Nor would their church be wrapping up the world for Christ. Two years
later a generation of young British men were in the trenches in France.
There they were in the rain, the mud, and amongst the barbed wire facing the German artillery and machine guns. The losses
the British Empire suffered in the Great War were beyond belief.