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 Hello everyone! Today we explore one of the most frightful sea catastrophes ever–the sinking of RMS Titanic. On the evening of April 14, 1912, the world’s largest and most luxurious liner collided with an iceberg on the freezing waters of northern Atlantic leading to more than 1,500 fatalities. A Voyage Doomed to Fail RMS Titanic, manufactured by White Star Line, began its first trip from Southampton in England to New York City. Onboard were not just wealthy elites and influential personalities but also migrants who wished for a better life in America. This ship that was claimed couldn’t sink because it had advanced security measures featured stained glass windows as well as grand staircases, heated swimming pools among others. Costing around $7.5 million at that time (approximately $400 million today), Titanic represented luxury personified alongside modern engineering. Collision with Fate     Titanic sailed full speed ahead all through April 14 night despite many alerts concerning i