There was suddenly a complete mix of passengers sat next to each other. "As the ship sunk hierarchies of class and crew that were quite prominent on the ship were subverted on the lifeboats. "I think initially as the ship sunk, those on the lifeboats had these fears they would be sucked down as well so they rowed quite hard," said John Welshman, who has written Titanic: The last night of a small town, collecting 12 stories of people who were on board the ill-fated liner.īermuda Triangle's secrets revealed: Truth behind mysterious region which has swallowed 300 ships, a fleet of fighter jets and a flying boat Suddenly first class passengers found themselves sat next to those who had scraped together the money to afford a third class ticket for a new life in America, and junior crew members were captaining boats. The sinking of the Titanic, a huge liner which so starkly illustrated the difference between the sumptuous first class deck and the crowded corridors in third class, blurred these societal lines after it hit an iceberg. A total of 2,100 had been on board - an estimated 710 survived. On 15 April 1912, five days into its maiden voyage, the Titanic sank. As the immense Titanic sank into the ocean, choosing the starboard side to get on a lifeboat was the difference between life or death for men.įor the interpretation of the order 'Women and children first' differed between crew - some barring all men from getting on a lifeboat at all as they were left standing on the sinking deck, watching their wives and children being lowered into half-filled lifeboats into the waves below, according to researchers.
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