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The Titanic struck and iceberg, which created loads of small punctures along the ship's hull along the first five watertight compartments. These compartments immediately began flooding and then overflowing into other compartments, and eventually, the water rose to the higher decks. Because the water was dragging down the front of the ship, the Titanic leaned bow-first into the water. Soon, the stern of the ship was pulled upwards so much that the strain put on the ship was beyond its threshold point, leading to the ship cracking between the third and fourth funnels. The bow sunk first, and seconds later, the stern followed with a plunge.

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