15th April, 1912 was the date when one of the most devastating maritime events occurred as RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage. It hit the iceberg four days into its journey 400 miles off Nova Scotia and sunk in 2 hours 20 minutes. More than 1,500 people died in the tragedy.
However, this article deals with stories of the survivors who made it alive out of the terrible tragedy.
1 Eight 3rd Class Chinese Passengers
Unlike the scenes in Titanic movie, the process of evacuation on the actual ship was done in a civil manner. People followed orders of the officials and many happily gave up their seats on escape boats for children, women and other people. However, there were 8 travelers on the ship from China, who traveled under one ticket. When the ship struck the iceberg, 7 of those, snuck into a lifeboat, before it was prepped. 5 made it out alive and the 8th passenger was picked up from the sea by lifeboat 14.
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2 Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth – 2nd Class Passenger
Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth was on the Titanic with five family members, who were returning from Norway on their way back to South Dakota. When the ship went down, Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth stayed with his family, as he had over 6 years of fisherman experience and wanted to keep his family alive. However, he went down in the water but swam for 20 mins in the freezing water to get to another lifeboat and also saved the passengers of that lifeboat, who had been in the water for various periods.
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