Most people have heard about the tragic story of the sinking of the Titanic but why did the accident happen?

The Titanic was built in Belfast at a cost of £ 15,000,000 for the shipping line White Star. It was the largest passenger ship of its time and weighed 46,000 tons. The owners said that the ship was ‘practically unsinkable’.

Imagine the scene! The first class passengers ate fantastic food, drank wonderful champaign and wine, and danced the nights away. But then came disaster. Five days after the ship left England it hit an iceberg. Less than three hours later the Titanic sank. There were 2,200 people on board but only 705 lived to tell the tale.