the miracle on Titanic page 33

the miracle on Titanic page 33 by ric gustafson



Sun April 14 1912 11:45 pm



" Mr Murdoch, have you already closed the watertight doors?".
" Aye Sir".
" Mr Boxhall" Captain Smith asked as he petted his hound. " I want you to go below starboard and report to me as far as damage".
A short time later, he came back. " The Orlop deck is flooded forward of number 4 bulkhead and the mail clerks are moving the mail to G deck".
" Mr Boxhall, what is our position right now?".
The young officer looked at a chart. " I believe it is 41' 46' North and 50' 14' West".
Captain Smith walked downstairs to the wire room.
" Is something going on Captain?" Phillips asked.
" We have struck an iceberg" he said with a stern look as he handed him a piece of paper. " Send out a CQD with our position on it".
The Captain walked to the lowest part of the ship and watched as sea water poured in near F deck.
Thomas Andrews walked up. " Captain, I have bad news".
" How bad is it Mr Andrews?".
" Water will rise to E deck and start to fill up the watertight compartments just like filling up ice cube trays". " If it fills up five or more compartments, the ship will not float".
" Mr Andrews" Captain Smith asked as he stared at the sea water pouring in. " How much time do we have?".
" According to my calculations, one hour possibly two at the most".




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