Informazione · 15 April 2012 0

The Titanic sank years ago

Exactly 100 years ago, on 15 April 1912 at 2:20, the Titanic, the biggest and luxuriest ship ever built until then, sank in the Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. Built at Belfast, it started for its maiden voyage on 10 April 1912 and, after 2 calls over the english and french coasts, directed to New York. On 14 April, at 23:40, it collided with an iceberg that caused sever damages at the ship. After 2 hours and 40 minutes, the ship sank. The sinking caused the death of more than 1500 people.