Titanic+Sinks

History Titanic sinks "It spanned 883 feet from stern to bow, and its hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the //Titanic// was considered unsinkable. " "It was later discovered that the Leyland liner //Californian// had been less than 20 miles away at the time of the accident but had failed to hear the //Titanic//'s distress signals because its radio operator was off duty."