the Titanic sank in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean
the Titanic was designed as an extremely comfortable ship
When the lookout noticed the iceberg the ship was travelling at the highest capacity
he took some time to inform the helmsman of the danger
the helmsman were trying to put the ship into reverse gear
it was dangerously close to the side of the hull
it was already too late to prevent the strike
The author implies that it would probably have been better if. Lloyd's of London hadn't insured the Titanic
the ship had not taken more than three hours to sink
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