Titanic (1997 film)

Haunting Titanic Facts

From people surviving the impossible to passengers who weren't so fortunate, here are 27 Haunting Titanic Facts. Subscribe to Talltanic http://goo.gl/wgfvrr 18. Titanic from bow to stern was 882 feet and nine inches long. That is over two and a half football fields in length. 17. First class passengers on the Titanic had unfathomable amenities for the period for a cruise ship. They had access to a Persian café, heated swimming pool, gymnasium, library, barbershop, and a kennel for their pets. They were placed on the center of the ship were the ships vibrations and rolls were at the lowest. 16. Halomonas titanicae is a type of bacteria that is a gram-negative species and was discovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. The bacteria may bring about the total deterioration of the Titanic by 2030. One positive factor about the bacteria is that it could be used to accelerate the decomposition of other shipwrecks that litter the ocean floor. 15. A passenger by the name of Mr. Ramon Artagaveytia survived a fire and sinking onboard of a ship called America in 1871. Ramon escaped by jumping into the water and swimming to shore, but it left many passengers badly burned, and some lost their lives. The whole ordeal left Ramon deeply and emotionally scarred. He felt that he would face his fears by sailing on the “unsinkable” ship Titanic. Sadly, Ramon sank with the Titanic that night. 14. Once the Titanic struck the iceberg, it took an hour for the first lifeboat to be released. This fact is frightening considering the number of passengers and it only took a little over two and a half hours to completely sink. 13. The ocean waters the night the Titanic sank was estimated to be about 28 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature is two degrees below freezing and was lethally cold for the passengers that were stranded. 12. Strangely Titanic was not sailing in an unknown path however Titanic’s remains were lost for seventy-three years until September 1, 1985. The ship was found by scientists after years of searching 12,500 feet deep in the ocean near the coast of Newfoundland. 11. The sinking of the RMS Titanic was one of the biggest stories in the last century. Of course, this was before the internet and online media when journalists would scramble to report and make sense of news reports. The World newspaper was extremely optimistic when they reported that no lives were lost in the Titanic’s sinking. 10. First class passengers had access to a Turkish bath which was located on the starboard side of the ship. The baths were strictly for first class only. There were 700 third class passengers that had to share two bathtubs amongst them. 9. The morning after, the ocean around where the Titanic sank looked like a graveyard. As far as rescuers could see wreckage bobbed in the waves. Amongst the swells, you could see white specks that appeared to be flocks of seagulls but in actuality, it was lifebelts of dead passengers and crew members. Over 1,500 people died on the Titanic, and only 306 bodies were recovered. 8. The engineers stayed behind to attempt to keep the power on so that everyone else could escape. Every one of them died on the Titanic. 7. Jack Phillips and Harold Bride were the ships operators, and they were warned of drifting ice in the area of the Atlantic. Phillips and Bride were told six times of the oncoming trouble. Fatally they turned off the devices before retiring for the evening. 6. "Women and children" were allowed to board the lifeboats on the Titanic before the men. The percentage of men that survived was 20 percent, women were at 74, and children were at 52. 5. Masabumi Hosono was the only Japanese traveler and survivor on the Titanic. When Hosono returned to Japan, he found himself shamed and ostracized from the public for not going down with the ship. 4. This photograph is the last known picture that was taken of the RMS Titanic before it sank to the bottom of the ocean floor. It was taken on her maiden voyage from Ireland to New York on April 12th, 1912. 3. The 1997 film Titanic had a budget of 200 million dollars which more than what the cost was to build the Titanic itself. 2. The Titanic departed with 5892 tons of coal and used 825 per day during its journey. 1. If the crew had notified the Captain just a mere 30 seconds before they did the accident could have been avoided. The sinking of the Titanic was one of the worst tragedy’s in history, and it still resonates with people today. There are questions about the wreck that still have gone unanswered. Why did the Captain not reduce the vessels speed after receiving warnings about the oncoming icebergs? We would love to hear what you have to say in the comments below. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our channels for more fun videos like this one. Thanks for watching.