Without a doubt, 712 people were rescued the night Titanic sank, but there is still, a century later, some debate about whose lifeboat was which. Researchers like Don Lynch and Peter Engberg have done much research and continue to finalize the tally...but it's near complete.
Titanic was equipped with only 20 lifeboats. She had 14 regular lifeboats with a capacity of 65 people each, 2 emergency lifeboats (Boats 1 and 2, which were stowed in the swung-out position) with a capacity of 40 each, and 4 Englehardt collapsible lifeboats with a capacity of 47 each. The collapsibles had wooden hulls, but with canvas sides that could be cranked up when needed. Collapsibles C and D were stowed inboard of Boats 1 and 2 at the very forward part of the Boat Deck and Collapsibles A and B were stowed upside down on the roof of the Officers' Quarters on either side of #1 funnel.
There was 14 wooden lifeboats with a capacity of 65 persons each.
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70 people could fit in one boat
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Of the 2,208 people on board Titanic, 1,496 could not get into the lifeboats; 68%.
no. actually, yes. the shortage was of lifeboats.
710 out of 2,224 people survived
712 people survived the sinking of Titanic.
Of the 2,208 people on board Titanic, 1,496 did not get into lifeboats; 68%.
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70 people could fit in one boat
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1,496 people died on Titanic.
They waited for hours.
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they CLAIMED that the titanic was unsinkible therefor they put only 20 life boats on the titanic, which was not even enough for atleast half of the people on the ship. But each life boat was tested by 75 men on each boat.