The Iceberg Was Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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"The Iceberg Was Only Part of It"

By William J. Broad

New York Times

April 9, 2012

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The Titanic steamship was the largest ship ever built at the time. In 1912, the ship sailed from Southampton, England to New York City. On April 14th, the ship struck an iceberg near Grand Banks and sank the next day. Only about 700 people survived out of the roughly 2,200 passengers and crew.

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