As perhaps the first news event to be broadcast worldwide on the very day it occurred, and in light of the enormous loss of life, much was written about and learned from the Titanic’s sinking.
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“If a ship is torpedoed, that’s war. If it strikes a rock in a storm, that’s nature. But to die because there weren’t enough lifeboats, that’s ridiculous.” ~ Eva Hart, Titanic Survivor (1905-1996)
Soon, lifeboats required would no longer be based on tonnage of a ship, but passenger & crew capacity.
Less than 20 miles away, The Califorinian’s telegraph operator had turned in for the night, so 29 nations adopted the 1912 Radio Act to prevent any repeat.
Design changes retrofitted on the Titanic sister ship, Olympic, became industry norms: i.e. double hulls, higher watertight bulkheads, and safety drills.
The International Ice Patrol (IIP), an agency of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), was created in 1914. April 15th each year, two commemorative wreaths are dropped from a USCG Hercules C-130, one from the IIP and one from the Titanic Historical Society, at the Titanic’s final resting spot: 41.44 N 50.24 W.
The perfect lifeboat is ready for all who repent of sin (trusting my own way) and trust Jesus as my Rescuer.
Keel Laid, Belfast, Ireland | March 31, 1909 |
Maiden Voyage, Southampton, England | 11:45am, April 10, 1912 |
Iceberg Struck | 11:40pm, April 14, 1912 |
Titanic Sunk | 2:20am, April 15, 1912 |
Carpathia Arrived Lives Lost - 1517, Lives Saved - 705 |
4:00am, April 15, 1912 |
Women’s Titanic Memorial dedicated. Unveiled by former First Lady Helen Taft | May 26, 1931
Put in storage (1966) and restored (1971) |
R.M.S. Titanic Wreck discovered | Sept. 1, 1985 |
“The Unsinkable Ship” - sermon title in Belfast on April 21, 1912, as 16 widows sat in the pews. “The other & only truly unsinkable ship was a frail boat on the Sea of Galilee. Take the only true Pilot on board. He will bring the vessel through present storms to the fair harbor of our hopes.”
Compiled by Bernie Beall, April 14, 2008
“Women’s Titanic Memorial” in D.C. (Water & P, SW)
Front inscription - “TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC APRIL 15 1912 THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WOMEN AND CHILDREN MIGHT BE SAVED ERECTED BY THE WOMEN OF AMERICA”
Rear inscription - “TO THE YOUNG AND THE OLD THE RICH AND THE POOR THE IGNORANT AND THE LEARNED ALL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES NOBLY TO SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN”
Very reminiscent of Jesus: “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends...” ~ John 15:13-14a
“The most beautiful sight I could ever have hoped to see.” ~ Henry Harper after seeing Carpathia approach