The Sinking of the Titanic - 2021 OASOG Animation at 5X Speed

Our 2021 sinking animation we arranged for our yearly livestream, this time in direct cooperation with the authors of "On a Sea of Glass". We've started working on our updated sequence, but before we close the book on this version of the timeline and this year's anniversary month, I wanted to share an overview of the entire sinking - using all wide shots - at an accelerated pace, but still slow enough to capture all the detail.
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[@Kryptic1046]

The way the water just returns to normal afterward like nothing happened, with perfect indifference. Ocean's like "Titanic? Never heard of her."

[@Tommy-with-a-T]

You should totally do a video on the break up and sinking from the point of view of each lifeboat. Just to see what angle everyone would have seen it at and why testimonies were conflicted

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

um, maybe ... exactly *where* were these boats? Even in relation to the ship?

[@ksp-crafter5907]

Agree!

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

..Even I want this...Your comment should be pinned Tommy... . 📌

[@RobbinCotran1]

YES! like what they did with the Lifeboat#2 video

[@KiwiKiwf]

up this comment!!

[@Larssema]

5 times the speed, still double the time of the sinking of the lusitania, insane

[@sascha495]

I know right Imagine she would have sunk this quickly 🥺😱. For me it always seemed a bit like Titanic had something like a soul and knew what was happening and fighting till the end 🤗

[@villebooks]

@@sascha495 The soul were the brave men, electricians and engineers who kept the power running and used reverse pumping to get the water out, they died to make rescue efforts happen.

[@JimB.Walken]

@@villebooks amen to that and those workers who died down below. Of which I think only one survived

[@sascha495]

@@villebooks they were a big part of it but not all ;)

[@Maniac61675]

And the Empress of Ireland.

[@Ark4dlusZ]

if you see closely, you can see smoke from the 3rd funnel until the breakup, when the ship collided with the iceberg, all personnel were mobilized to boiler rooms 1 & 2, their mission was to burn coal for keep all the electricity on, those workers stayed on their posts until the end, lights went out when the lower decks of the ship broke and the water violently entered the last boiler rooms and engine room where men were working, causing a total electricity failure followed by the ship breaking in 2 and killing all workers inside.

[@floydthompson8668]

This makes you feel like you were there more than any movie. No light, only stars, in the middle of nowhere. Hearing the steel bend and twist is more chilling than the water.

[@Curt_Randall]

um, Cameron's movie depicted all that.

[@floydthompson8668]

@@Curt_Randall ..um, and a whole other romantic story that did not happen.

[@Curt_Randall]

@@floydthompson8668 no shit sherlock. I was obviously replying only to your original comment about the darkness, stars, and steel bending sounds, which the movie scenes with those specifically and other technical aspects did a great job with the realism.

[@floydthompson8668]

@@Curt_Randall NO SHIT SHERLOCK.

[@joshmiller5422]

The screams then followed by the eerie silence waiting for the Carpathia would be straight nightmare fuel for the rest of your life.

[@dfg-rg3pd]

I like how you guys didn't just take your original full time sinking video and just sped it up, you actually did new camera angles and incorporated text and information at the bottom. Well done.

[@mrpedro2168]

I think it was out of date I could be wrong

[@drygnfyre]

Seeing just how quickly it went under once the forecastle completely sank and seeing just how shallow the break-up actually was... That's much scarier than how it was depicted in most films. The sinking was relatively slow and gentle, then suddenly just accelerated. That is terrifying.

[@GamePlayerZ1912]

The sinking in this depiction is quite accurate, but it does contain errors, and one of them is the shallow break-up angle. Many people have attributed the weight of the engines as a reason to why the ship broke at a shallow angle, however those engines were under the waterline, so they would not have had much effect. The weight of the stern is what comes into play now, however it's not as heavy as the engines, even with lots of people on it, and thus would need a higher angle to have such amounts of stress. Recent studies show Titanic would have reached its peak stress at an angle of 23-26°. Survivors mention people sliding down the decks, which would not happen so easily in a shallow angle. A minimum angle of 20-22° would be needed for people to start sliding down the decks. Resuming, Titanic did not break at a shallow angle.

[@drygnfyre]

@@GamePlayerZ1912 Interesting write-up. I do like Cameron's film, but even at the time, I watched it knowing pretty well there was no way the stern went totally vertical. And seeing how gradually it sank, that also didn't seem quite right. That's why this animation was so unnerving. Things seem to be sinking at a slow pace, then a sudden lurching forward and in just a couple minutes it's all gone. Then you factor in people sliding down the decks. Must have been one of the most terrifying things a person could ever be witness to.

[@Capt.SumTingWong]

32:16 There’s just something so unsettling about seeing the top tip of the foremost mast just drop like a rock as soon as the ship breaks.

[@Light_Within]

This is what always begins the shock factor for me, look @31:00 and see how much of Titanic is still above the water and then realize that she's going to be completely under within the next 9 minutes. 🙁

[@sterlingcampbell2116]

Closer to 10 minutes... But yeah, that very thing came to my mind. I could easily see somebody assuming that the plunge speed would be uniform and therefore assuming they had more time then they actually did

[@johan9428]

30:31 The music turns sinister just as the forecastle disappears completely and the sinking rate increases dramatically.

[@wowy201]

How quick the titanic went down in the last few minutes is horrifying, even if it was normal time.

[@ToreDL87]

Yeah once "the ratio" (what i call it) tips ships go fast.

[@legioner9]

It still took 14 minutes from the time the water reached the boat deck to fully sink, which is more time than any ship achieved to stay afloat after that moment.

[@flametitan100]

@@legioner9 In reality it was anywhere from 5-10 minutes (in the video they put water hitting the boat deck around 2:12, but with a margin of error it could have been between 2:10 and 2:15 AM). The final plunge was FAST.

[@legioner9]

@@flametitan100 Impossible to be only 5 - 10 minutes.

[@flametitan100]

@@legioner9 It matches with survivor testimony, and like you said, ships don't last that long once the boat deck goes under. It might seem wild how much happened in that span of time, but it was FAST and partially helps to explain why there's so much conflicting testimony. There was just... so much to take in, it's easy to leave out a detail.

[@rootbeerconnoisseur6104]

Amazing! The way that the breakup was portrayed really helped me understand how some people saw it and some didn't- it would be quite difficult if you weren't staring right at it, especially not on a moonless night.

[@drinkduff6536]

Hello fellow Beer

[@drygnfyre]

Yeah, realizing the break-up was at a very shallow angle puts the conclusion that it sank intact (believed at the time) into proper context. If it really went entirely vertical like depicted in Cameron's film, you'd think there'd be no question. But when it was that shallow and totally dark, it's easy to miss.

[@-_deploy_-]

And remember, this is incredibly brighted up. In real life they could only see the ship's sillouette. Almost impossible to understand what is happening

[@KiwiKiwf]

This gives more views of what happened during the sinking based on your new studies, cool.

[@RobloxianX]

yes, seeing all of the wide shots helpt me realise that OH MY GOD THE AFT TOWER LITERALLY *FLOATS*

[@KiwiKiwf]

@@RobloxianX That also questioned me since in their RT it is already shown to have been partially broken off, why is it floating? lol **WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA**

[@RobloxianX]

@@KiwiKiwf actually I have also noticed that unlike in the 2021 animation, the lights stay yellow and dont dim at all!

[@LevelRevels]

@@RobloxianX Ikr, If the theory is real, The sinking would've been scarier and cooler at the same time. But sorry to those who lost their lives at that night.

[@lynndeschambault1067]

This story just never gets old

[@d_zamb573]

I’d love to see a real time map of the surrounding ships and their messages

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Great what did you find?

[@FirestormDDash]

I do recall finding a video going over all the wireless messages in real time

[@fiachramaccana280]

@@FirestormDDash yes there is.

[@SPG69]

This is probably the most realistic and closest interpretation of what happened that night we will ever get

[@Thel2552]

Not

[@geoffp1292]

Watching this really makes you appreciate just how horrifying it must've been for all those onboard Titanic,as it made its way downward into the frigid temperatures of the Atlantic Ocean. May we forever keep the legacy of Titanic alive for future generations to learn from,& to pay homage to the lives lost...RIP -|-😞

[@markportwood4045]

Well I’ve just learned something new; I did not know that Thomas Andrews or Captain Smith were seen entering the water. A fascinating, chilling, animation.

[@Capt.SumTingWong]

Makes you wonder what happened to them afterwards considering their bodies were never recovered. I mean, I’m assuming once they passed they sank down into the ocean (doubt they had vests on, who knows), but did they see the ship’s final moments, for instance? I wish I could go back in time just to see this event from a god POV

[@ruthshelton-tp9ie]

​@@Capt.SumTingWong A chilling not so fun fact that some of the sharks in the sea can live at least 200 yrs or so (if I remember it right) that ate some of the passengers so some of those sharks that were really young at the time would still be alive today.

[@markwiygul6356]

That's a matter of contention based on eye witness account. Another eye witness tells of the Captain holding a baby as they neared submersion.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

@@ruthshelton-tp9ie There were no sharks in the area when Titanic sank.

[@Ted_Stryker]

Awesome. This will make a great shortened version for my elementary students.

[@wingman5985]

And this loss of life pales in comparison to the loss of life on the German liner Steuben fleeing the advancing Russian armies near the end of WW2. Just curious if they teach those subjects to older students in school.

[@Maniac61675]

@@wingman5985 Wow, what a completely out of place comment my attention seeker friend.

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

"Good luck! We're all counting on you."

[@wingman5985]

@@Maniac61675 Just though as a teacher he might be interested in a shipwreck that killed possibly 9000 people? Sorry I've offended you I guess?

[@paulanthony5274]

Wingman That was the Wilhelm Gustav that sank.

[@griselame]

The perspective of being part of such an horrible event is absolutely terrifying. RIP to all those who died that night, especially those poor kids

[@Heavyweight-kh8ss]

Imagine all the sounds the people on board were hearing during the entire sinking process. The sounds the ship was making. Hearing the steel twisting, breaking, and squeaking as it was buckling under the pressure. Hearing some cry because they just lost or got separated from their loved one/ones. Once the ship slips beneath the surface of the ocean, you then hear the other 1K+ of people who just plunged into the freezing water, screaming and everyone in a complete hysteria frenzy. Those who struggle to stay afloat grabbing onto other people dragging them under, or grabbing anything that floats whether someone is already on it or not. This must've been the scariest thing you could ever go thru.

[@ducciwucci]

alright dude here's your pulitzer lmao

[@vickyburton2434]

I can’t even imagine.

[@joshmiller5422]

I don't know which would be worse the initial screams or listening to the screams slowly fade into silence.

[@peekaboo1575]

I imagine that the ship sucked a lot of the people down with her as she went, as ships notoriously tend to do to those loose in the water.

[@jeffvalentine9947]

Well done. This never fails to break my heart. It was cloudy that night right? It was stated that there was no moonlight.

[@PartTimeExplorer]

There were no clouds, it was actually a perfectly clear night. It was just at the point in the lunar cycle where the moon is completely dark.

[@mitzyismad]

The most informative description of the sinking I have seen. Impossible not to think of all the personal tragedies unfolding throughout the video.

[@user-dn2zg2ku9z]

One of the best animation. Very dramatically from 2:15 am.

[@vrodtrooper0454]

I like the background music. Not the just the titanic band but the video music. Very meditate and at the same time a fitting for the ship in peril

[@Katpiratefan275]

The definition of a slow train wreck, and this was 5x speed. I can't imagine being there and watching it actually happen. I felt more tense watching this than the last hour of Cameron's Titanic. Nicely done. More please!

[@titanickid5749]

when the final plunge started and how its started sinking fast it was epic

[@flametitan100]

Excited to see what the next set of revisions might bring. I really love how the break up isn't a clear three chunk break, but also goes with the idea that most of the chunks seen in the seafloor had to have been formed in the initial break.

[@ruthshelton-tp9ie]

The Titanic Sinking in real time 2023-- Starts at 9:30 PM...EDT You Tube channel Part Time Explorer You Tube. Great guests & some give a ways. They're starting a bit early to fit in much more information & then of course will do the 'sinking of the Titanic in real time' -- then afterwards will have even more interesting 'stuff'. So... take a nice nap a head of time, eat a good dinner & at 9:30 PM. EDT time be ready for a very interesting night. Those people & animals that died that night & the lessons learned from it should NEVER be forgotten. 💖🙏R.I.P.🙏💖

[@lindagoodswin9519]

Amazing, this was so moving and powerful, you did such a great job. May all the people who died that night rest in peace

[@kellyblack4897]

I waited a while to watch this one. Saving the best for last maybe? Such a powerful moment in history that impacted thousands and thousands that were not even on the ship. Truly terrifying as well.

[@imagine4414]

0:42 ICEBERG RIGHT AHEAD! 0:51 160 minutes 1:01 159 minutes 1:26 160 minutes 2:00 154 minutes 2:26 152 minutes 2:50 150 minutes 3:15 148 minutes 3:50 145 minutes 4:12 143 minutes 4:22 143 minutes 4:50 140 minutes 5:14 138 minutes 5:50 135 minutes 6:39 131 minutes 6:51 130 minutes 7:16 128 minutes 7:51 125 minutes 9:15 118 minutes 9:50 115 minutes 10:13 115 minutes 10:23 115 minutes 12:00 105 minutes 12:15 103 minutes 12:56 100 minutes 13:55 95 minutes 14:05 94 minutes 14:15 93 minutes 14:25 92 minutes 14:35 92 minutes 14:51 90 minutes 15:30 87 minutes 15:59 85 minutes 17:07 79 minutes 17:32 77 minutes 17:52 75 minutes 18:12 74 minutes 18:51 70 minutes 19:15 68 minutes 20:15 63 minutes 20:51 60 minutes 21:03 59 minutes 21:14 58 minutes 21:23 58 minutes 21:51 55 minutes 22:04 54 minutes 22:55 50 minutes 23:27 47 minutes 23:39 46 minutes 23:51 45 minutes 24:03 44 minutes 24:15 43 minutes 24:37 41 minutes 24:48 41 minutes 25:09 39 minutes 25:18 38 minutes 25:29 37 minutes 25:39 36 minutes 26:16 33 minutes 26:40 31 minutes 26:52 30 minutes 27:04 29 minutes 27:16 28 minutes 27:28 27 minutes 27:52 25 minutes 28:15 23 minutes 28:40 21 minutes 28:52 20 minutes 29:06 19 minutes 29:41 16 minutes 30:04 18 minutes 30:16 13 minutes 31:04 9 minutes 31:21 8 minutes 31:31 7 minutes 31:51 5 minutes 32:04 4 minutes 32:56 She's gone

[@constanceaverman4364]

Chilling events...eerie and heartbreaking to listen to. When I was a young person growing up loving water I almost drowned twice. It is a very slow process that taught me that our brain is still processing what is happening to you right up to the moment you pass out for lack of oxygen. For me time seemed to slow down as I tried to figure out how to keep myself from opening my mouth and nose to breath while under water. This dramatization gave me the chills and goosebumps. Drowning is a terrible death...the absolute worst in my opinion. Thank you for not including the passengers cries and screams which survivors told us was unbearable to listen to. This was traumatizing enough!

[@elrondgasal4651]

Man this is some pretty nice speed up animation of the sinking. Really hope this will get better the more your team will research and do observations on the sinking.

[@Alan_Zar]

For 20 years I have seen all sorts of simulations of the death of the Titanic. But I am sure that the liner went to the bottom just like that

[@benkelley2058]

This is just amazing work. Thank you for making this. Chills every time

[@SezFrancis1]

This looks epic, Tom! You can clearly see the sinking in a whole new light at 5 x speed 😊

[@paulanthony5274]

Well done Tom. Once again thankyou for all your excellent work that your friends and self have put in!

[@yatsumleung8618]

31:53 it took 2 whole hours for the bow to get submerged. Then the ship reaches a tipping point and the sinking rapidly accelerated. All the mayhem we see in the movie: grand staircase flooding, funnel falling on Fabrizio, props out of water, snapping into 2 and finally going under, all occurred in the last 10 mins

[@joanborger702]

An excellent production, done with dignity, and respect. One cannot watch, without tears.

[@KittyKat94]

This is such an amazing and informative video too. ( The animation and model is great specially the break up part). I didn't know there was so much communication with the Olympic.

[@pablocontreras4828]

honestly, breath taking. Thank you.

[@alexnikolas1991]

Horrific just how violent the sinking becomes and how suddenly. Something unsettlingly human about that moment when Titanic can no longer resist the might of the Atlantic and the horrific struggle which was already lost at the point she struck the iceberg is finally realised and rendered in real time. Watching the sinking from this perspective was utterly chilling.

[@Leo-sq5fg]

31:53 that port list elimination is so good and the groan the ship made when I did it made it more creepier

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Seeing how quickly it happens, and how the break-up seems to be so slow in comparison, it lends a lot of credence to Charles Joughin's testimony that he heard the keel already buckling several minutes before the lights went out, and that the break really did happen in several stages like he and Patrick Dillon said, rather than suddenly and all at once like in a lot of depictions.

[@75blackviking]

Your work is just world class. I was watching in utter amazement of how lifelike the rendering looked as the notes at the bottom of the screen narrated. I wonder if the stars are really that bright out that far from civilization. It'd be cool to see.

[@aliseiler6251]

Nicely done, gave me chills.

[@sunnyscott4876]

Well done. Interesting and helpful to watch. But the full length real time version is excellent as well. Please keep them both on KZbin. ❤💗❤

[@Piccolodanigga]

Amazing animation! Great work man!

[@Winter-Alpha-Omega]

I love it. I wish we could get internal views of the ship, but I understand that would be too difficult.

[@charlizesakura4468]

I just can't handle this.. It tears me up apart

[@bubbaskywalker3129]

Another amazing video. Captivated every time.

[@anarchistatheist1917]

The titanic struck the iceberg at 02:40 greenwich mean time and sank at 05:20 greenwich mean time on monday 1912/04/15. A lot of factors contributed to the titanic striking the iceberg, subsequently sinking, and over 1,500 people onboard the ship not surviving. Rest in peace the victims of the disaster as well as the survivors.

[@chrisflayter1250]

Thought I’d get bored with it but watched every second, very cool.

[@umarsyedexp]

This video shows a starry dreamy night-sky, it was far from this. It was a moonless night, near pitch black some stars could be seen but nothing like this. Witnesses say all hell broke loose when Titanic's power went out. The screams became unimaginably loud. If you can hear death scream it would be that moment on Titanic. Pitch black plunging into -2.7 degree water, near impossible to survive even for 10 minutes. I get chills every time I think about it.

[@connorredshaw7994]

Really enjoyed this video Tom great job 🙂

[@azoutlaw7]

This was just eerie.

[@kittybitts567]

Wow! This is very powerful and moving! God bless the souls of those who perished in this horrible event!

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

CQD MGY. Just those letters alone are incredibly haunting. God bless her and all her crew.

[@Victoria-uz1vb]

Incredible !

[@giorgosmalfas7486]

lived every single moment, great job

[@sonicelectronic7990]

Amazing. Well done!

[@americaneclectic]

Haunting.

[@dheerajsingh6255]

the mighty ocean dosent have any mercy

[@ghiaparow4181]

These angles are much better(specifically during forward final plunge)

[@chrismaccool9097]

Wow totally intence and very well done.

[@lisaadams6753]

Wowowowow. So spooky!! Like how it would look if you were a great distance away- almost as if the human drama is unknown

[@EIbereth]

May those souls rest in peace. 🙏

[@matthewcallicutt2625]

When are you guys expecting to release this animation in real time no rush I can wait and your new reasarch is amazing

[@bungobaggins01]

This is their real time animation from last year just in a time lapse and not as many camera angles

[@TheScottishBOLSHEVIK]

30:28: 2 people seen jumping on to the boat on A deck, these were the survivors are most notable for overhearing the old couple having a debate on the boat deck about if the husband does not go she does not go while one of the crew tell them to get on, however they end up going to their cabin spending their final moment's alive together. This is briefly seen in the titanic 1997 movie laying in bed as water rushes into their cabin while they hold hands and prepare for the inventible, their is also an deleted scene from the film showcasing their "talk."

[@YgorCortes]

It's crazy how fast everything happened at the end

[@lynndeschambault1067]

Who decides on background music? Perfect match

[@Handle2point0]

Great attention to detail. Some videos show steam coming from all 4 funnels.

[@HDCAMAN]

Amazing

[@treyspaulding46]

Great work.

[@Alexius01]

So good! :D

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

You can see the lights slowly starting to fail before they go out for good

[@antoniasinfield1762]

This is a much more realistic representation of the ship's back breaking and why so many people missed it. The film portrays it almost as an extreme theme park ride. In pitch blackness, on a lifeboat far from the ship, you would have missed it.

[@luckybob7057]

I am happy to know a little English and to read

[@nancytestani1470]

And no help coming…just utter terror..

[@memphis6694]

Is there anyway possible you could do this video or even the original with voice narration? This would be perfect to watch before sleep or just to have play on the background. If this video or the original does exist with narration, please someone let me know. Nonetheless awesome video, great work, very well done.

[@GamePlayerZ1912]

You can watch their Titanic anniversary livestreams, where they play the animation in real time and talk over it, narrating and stuff.

[@memphis6694]

@@GamePlayerZ1912 great thank you.

[@antoniotisineto9089]

Amazing and so sad.

[@TheShowgirl25]

Very atmospheric & ghostly.

[@waggsish]

Well- done mates.

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

..This's wonderful...It's good for the viewers who have less patience......But please don't ever remove the original full length 2hrs+ video from KZbin...It's my only request... . 🙏🏼 Love you Tom 💙👍🏼

[@yiman7370]

Just download it to your computer...

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

@@yiman7370 ..Yeah man. .I was thinking about it...I trust the unloader. . .not KZbin...But I'm not sure if have the permission to do that... . 🙂

[@greensthecolour]

I watched the blockbuster as a kid and yes it was terrifying but didn't feel real to me. You know, you're a teenager, it's just a movie. But I've really been thinking more about this as an adult and I just can't get the story out of my head. The realities of it. It's so sad and hopeless. About the sinking. I've not looked hard, but I've never come across a video of what likely happened and how long it took for the ship to descend to the ocean floor. I don't even know how far from the sinking the wreckage was discovered. I think I'll start reading more into that now. You mostly only see the perspective up until the ship is submerged. Of course because that's the human perspective. Once it's underwater it's gone, but not actually :)

[@Rlifeisfull19]

We'll done 👍

[@missjazz6266]

Wow! Looks so scary the way the ocean us slowly swallowing the ship. At night looks so scary. The ending is so tragic the way it went down.

[@stanfordpowell6509]

I cried out of tears when it sunk 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Daocpwnswow]

The almost ghostly music gave this a spot-on connection to Death of a Dream, I'm hearing the testimonies with almost every timestamp here

[@SlumberBear2k]

Just imagine what that last guy at the far tip end of the ship felt as the end was fully submerging. After watching everyone around him freezing to death in the icy waters he was probably like "ooohh this is gonnnaa be coooooolld!!!"

[@manticore4952]

It was the Baker and he survived for over two hours in the water because he was drunk.

[@Maritime_History]

Nice Animation

[@kiernanpark-egan2528]

If I measured this correctly, it looks as if the angle of peak stress before the breakup was about 17-18 degrees. Not quite as towering as the 23-30 degrees shown in the latest James Cameron-backed simulations, but still very viable. I think I read somewhere that the ship wasn't designed to handle anything above 10 degrees without imminent structural failure, at least if it tried to maintain that angle indefinitely.

[@KiwiKiwf]

if I'm right, you might be referring to Samuel Halpern's work on the Low Angle Breakup, which he states that broke in an angle of 10-15 degrees, which is pretty low but overall accurate, but do note that the term "maximum" stress isn't always the maximum, it can go over by that, accounting Olaus Abelseth along with others who slipped during the sinking before the break-up occured, it was more likely the ship rose to an angle of 23-30° before the break-up occured.

[@tenorcenter]

computers are great, but they only get us so far. I'd say anywhere from 20-30 degrees matches survivor testimony best.

[@tenorcenter]

But also it's important to remember that we're seeing a far view of the ship and a 15-20 degree angle could have looked towering to someone in the water. Look at all the tiny specks of people in those final moments and compare.

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

@@tenorcenter it's also just an artifact of the fact that the human retina isn't a flat surface with an even coating of receptors, but a dish with a convex lense to focus onto it. Angles are surprisingly hard to judge visually when one has to break down three dimensions at once AND account for focal distance. Add the darkness into the mix and it's almost surprising any two accounts agree on just about anything. That said, the testimonies given by Charles Joughin and Patrick Dillon both suggest pretty strongly that the break-up happened in several distinct stages over a period of several minutes, rather than all at once like we see in a lot of movies and paintings-it would seem that the bowing of the keel had already caused the outer layer of the double-skin to peel away right as the bridge became submerged. The part we can actually see from the exterior, where the lights go out and the superstructure caves in, was actually the last stage of the break, by which point the hull was already completely rent-hence why a lot of witnesses (particularly those in boats that went far aft or forward of the ship, rather than out to the sides) didn't actually notice it happening.

[@ShawnieP512]

Just a question. I'm pretty familiar with the layout of titanic. Staircases, corridors, WTBs, etc., but I'm unsure what is meant by the "working staircase." Which staircase does this refer to?

[@ToreDL87]

It's the one the crew used.

[@NickolaiPetrovitch]

The text disappears too fast is the only mistake of the video, amazing job!

[@greensthecolour]

I agree. Also thought it would be nice if there was a little sound to indicate that a new text block appeared. Like the wire sound of the communications. That was helpful.

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

I'm assuming that everything on the screen has been sped up to 5X real time. It has had the unfortunate effect of leaving the text on screen for too short a time to finish all but the shortest segments of the narrative. The remedy is to slow down KZbin itself to a comfortable pace, lengthening the video. Still, the video itself is masterfully done! I doff my hat in salute!

[@bungobaggins01]

I personally didn't find most of the text too fast, only one or two went by too quickly for me to catch. The text is definitely not the sped up version, it would be impossible to read if that were the case. This isn't just their real time sinking animation sped up, this is exclusively a time-lapse version with just the two camera angles from port and starboard, the real time sinking has many more camera angles and POV shots

[@ThisTrainIsLost]

@@bungobaggins01 Ok, thanks! I actually didn't make reading any easier for myself by watching the video on my phone.

[@imagine4414]

Nice

[@vickyburton2434]

If this ship would have hit the ice berg straight on, it would not have sunk. So sad. New thing that fascinates me is the lights stayed on for so long.

[@barneypfeffer3032]

This is a lesson on not taking anything for granted

[@NickolaiPetrovitch]

28:59 oh man… 😢 fuck. That hit my heart . Such bravery ….

[@Leandorz]

For people wondering this is way way WAY brighter than in reality, there were no moon that night, and from the starting angle, you would just barely be able to make out the ship’s silhouette.

[@kachow.95.mcqueen]

actually murdoch said hard a starboard not hard a port before the iceberg struck