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They lowered 18 and 2 floated off the deck.
Most of the survivors boarded lifeboats and were lowered from the ship to wait for help. Several others were pulled from the water.
All the lifeboats were discharged but there was nowhere to go so they waited for help.
Most of the survivors boarded lifeboats and were lowered from the ship to wait for help. Several others were pulled from the water.
The passengers in the lifeboats waited for several hours before they were rescued by the Carpathia and were taken to Newyork which was the titanic's destination
Lifeboats are carried on ships (which, by definition can carry a boat). Typically suspended for fast access, they are filled with passengers and lowered into water in times of peril on the sea.
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there was 12 lifeboats.
16 lifeboats 16 lifeboats plus 4 collapsibles
Man y passengers threw deck-chairs in the water, presumably as flotation devices.
No, Titanic had twenty lifeboats.