Onboard the Titanic: A Night of Terror

April 14, 1912. The Titanic was a floating palace of light and

laughter. Then, at 11:40 PM, a faint shudder rippled through the

hull. Most ignored it. A minor vibration on an unsinkable ship.

Just a scrape, we thought. But on the well-deck, chunks of ice

lay scattered like spilled diamonds. The engines stopped. The silence was more terrifying than

any noise. Suddenly, the order came: lifebelts on. The luxury was

gone, replaced by cold fear. Women and children first.

The band played on, a haunting melody against the screams. The Unsinkable was