María Alejandra Yara
Lynda Natalia Marlés

It was April 10th, 1912. The British Luxury “Liner” Titanic
was sailing from Southampton to New York. The ship
weighed 46.000 tons.

There were more than 2.220 passengers. Many rich people
including the American millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim
were on board. Some poor immigrants from Ireland were
also traveling to America in search of a better life.

It was the first “journey” and
Captain Smith was sailing the
ship. It was very big and
luxurious; everybody knew the
liner was unsinkable because of
its 16 watertight
compartments.

Two days later, just before midnight, the ship was traveling
too fast at a speed of 22 know. Suddenly, it “struck” an
iceberg and “punctures” five of the compartments. The
ship sank in less than three hours. Unluckily, 1.513 people
died because there weren’t enough.

Even today
grandparents
remember sad
stories about that
tragic accident. For
example: they tell
how Captain Smith
stayed on the ship
and the band kept
on playing while it
was sinking.

In September 1985 an American-French scientific
expedition located the Titanic. It was approximately 370
miles from the coast of Newfoundland. It was 75% intact.

Thank you for your attention!