[247] Some bodies were shipped to be buried in their home towns across North America and Europe.

These died down as the day progressed until, by the evening of Sunday 14 April, it became clear, calm and very cold. [139], Titanic was planned to arrive at New York Pier 59[140] on the morning of 17 April. [68] During the filming of James Cameron's Titanic in 1997, his replica of the Grand Staircase was ripped from its foundations by the force of the inrushing water on the set. [236] Two special survivors were the stewardess Violet Jessop and the stoker Arthur John Priest,[237] who survived the sinkings of both Titanic and HMHS Britannic and were aboard RMS Olympic when she was rammed in 1911. [p], In January 1912, the hulls and equipment of Titanic and Olympic had been insured through Lloyd's of London and London Marine Insurance. [130] The large number of Third Class passengers meant they were the first to board, with First and Second Class passengers following up to an hour before departure. The Titanic II, which is being commissioned by Australian company Blue Star Line, will have room for 2 400 passengers, 900 crew members and will be 883 feet long – the same as the original cruiser. As seen aboard Titanic, all White Star Line passenger ships divided their Third Class accommodations into two sections, always at opposite ends of the vessel from one another. Following the embarkation of the crew, the passengers began arriving at 9:30 a.m., when the London and South Western Railway's boat train from London Waterloo station reached Southampton Terminus railway station on the quayside, alongside Titanic's berth. A separate floating crane, capable of lifting 200 tons, was brought in from Germany. [286] The most financially successful by far has been James Cameron's Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film in history up to that time,[287] as well as the winner of 11 Oscars at the 70th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Cameron.[288].

15 April, 02:05: Last boat, Collapsible D, lowered. In addition, she had two emergency cutters with a capacity of 40 people each. [185] The news attracted crowds of people to the White Star Line's offices in London, New York, Montreal,[186] Southampton,[187] Liverpool and Belfast. Captain Lord instructed the crew to continue to signal the other vessel with the Morse lamp, and went back to sleep. [72] Despite later myths, the cargo on Titanic's maiden voyage was fairly mundane; there was no gold, exotic minerals or diamonds, and one of the more famous items lost in the shipwreck, a jewelled copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, was valued at only £405 (£40,400 today). [214] The two inquiries reached broadly similar conclusions: the regulations on the number of lifeboats that ships had to carry were out of date and inadequate,[215] Captain Smith had failed to take proper heed of ice warnings,[216] the lifeboats had not been properly filled or crewed, and the collision was the direct result of steaming into a dangerous area at too high a speed. Also, the Radio Act of 1912 required ships to maintain contact with vessels in their vicinity as well as coastal onshore radio stations. [69], Although Titanic was primarily a passenger liner, she also carried a substantial amount of cargo.
[155] It was generally believed that ice posed little danger to large vessels. It was long generally believed the ship sank in one piece; but discovery of the wreck many years later revealed that the ship had fully broken in two. An hour later, Titanic departed Belfast to head to Southampton, a voyage of about 570 nautical miles (660 mi; 1,060 km).

A soundproofed "Silent Room", next to the operating room, housed loud equipment, including the transmitter and a motor-generator used for producing alternating currents. [175], Distress signals were sent by wireless, rockets, and lamp, but none of the ships that responded was near enough to reach Titanic before she sank. [211], The British Board of Trade's inquiry into the disaster was headed by Lord Mersey, and took place between 2 May and 3 July. It will make its way from Dubai to Southampton, England, where the Titanic boarded in 1912, then cross the Atlantic along the same path. In addition, there was a considerable quantity of regular cargo, ranging from furniture to foodstuffs, and a 1912 Renault Type CE Coupe de Ville motor car. [190][o], Carpathia docked at 9:30 p.m. on 18 April at New York's Pier 54 and was greeted by some 40,000 people waiting at the quayside in heavy rain. [52] The plates were laid in a clinkered (overlapping) fashion from the keel to the bilge. [276], Finally, the disaster led to the formation and international funding of the International Ice Patrol, an agency of the United States Coast Guard that to the present day monitors and reports on the location of North Atlantic Ocean icebergs that could pose a threat to transatlantic sea traffic.

[263], Many artefacts from Titanic have been recovered from the sea bed by RMS Titanic Inc., which exhibits them in touring exhibitions around the world and in a permanent exhibition at the Luxor Las Vegas hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.