leon kimathi

part 1 of TAITANIC

There have been numerous maritime tragedies, but none have captured the public imagination in the way that this one has. In the same spectacular and enduring manner as the Titanic, she was the pride of her firm, the White Star Line. line She was the largest ship in the world, but her disastrous first voyage saw her collide with an iceberg. Her trip and sinking, with the death of almost 1500 persons, cemented her position in history. The awful events of April 1912 will be remembered forever feel so secure in technology that the press thought she was unsinkable and her sinking left important lessons to be learnt The Titanic tale goes on and increases with each retelling but let us return to the beginning.