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The Titanic sets sail from Southampton
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The Titanic spotted 7 icebergs
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The Titanic was struck on her starboard side at roughly 11:40pm
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Water started filling up to 14 feet at the front of the ship
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A nearby ship, The Carpathia receives the Titanic's distress call at 12:25am
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The Captain was told the ship can stay afloat for only a few hours just after 12:00am.
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The evacuation was started at 12:05am. Lifeboats began loading with women and children.
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The first lifeboat was lowered at 12:45am. Although it could carry 65 people, it left with just 28.
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The final lifeboat left at 2:05am. There was still over 1,500 people left on the ship.
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Just after the last lifeboat left, the Titanic's deck grew steeper as she was sinking.
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The stern breaks off and settles in the water before slowly sinking, causing many people to freeze in the water
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The first lifeboat was picked up by the Carpathia at roughly 3:30 am, 3 and a half hours since the boat was struck.
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The Carpathia picks up 705 passengers from the Titanic and heads for New York at 8:50am.
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Three days later the Carpathia arrives in New York
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Ships were sent to recover the bodies from the area
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