The Titanic was indeed in the Atlantic Ocean when it sank. However, the time zone in which a location falls is determined by its longitudinal position, not its proximity to a particular body of water. The Titanic sinking occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean, which spans multiple time zones, including the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) zone.
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic time zone on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg and eventually sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The time zone to the right of the eastern time zone is AST (Atlantic Standard Time) which is UTC - 4
14 Apr 1912 - 15 Apr 191202:51 | 01:51 | 23:40 | Titanic hits an iceberg06:18 | 05:18 | 02:20 | Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic seaNote:First time is BSTSecond Time is GMTThird Time is Titanic set at 12noon local time on April 14, 1912Passenger time was adjusted 47 minutes back at 12midnight April 15, 1912Titanic Time was adjusted to be 2hr 2min ahead of NYC time and not 1hr 33min as some thought according to the article.
Prince Edward Island is in the Atlantic Time Zone.
8 o'clock Eastern Standard Time is 9 o'clock in the Atlantic Time Zone. The Atlantic Time Zone is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic time zone on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg and eventually sinking in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The time zone to the right of the eastern time zone is AST (Atlantic Standard Time) which is UTC - 4
14 Apr 1912 - 15 Apr 191202:51 | 01:51 | 23:40 | Titanic hits an iceberg06:18 | 05:18 | 02:20 | Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic seaNote:First time is BSTSecond Time is GMTThird Time is Titanic set at 12noon local time on April 14, 1912Passenger time was adjusted 47 minutes back at 12midnight April 15, 1912Titanic Time was adjusted to be 2hr 2min ahead of NYC time and not 1hr 33min as some thought according to the article.
Atlantic Time Zone.
Prince Edward Island is in the Atlantic Time Zone.
8 o'clock Eastern Standard Time is 9 o'clock in the Atlantic Time Zone. The Atlantic Time Zone is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
No US states are in the Atlantic time zone. The only parts of the US in the Atlantic zone are the territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
The Falkland Islands are in the Atlantic Standard Time zone.
Florida is a state that is split between two time zones: Eastern Time Zone and Central Time Zone. The portion of the state that lies to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone, while the western portion is in the Central Time Zone.
Central Time Zone, Pacific time zone AND Atlantic time zone. - Anonymous Canadian
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The Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the ship's local time, which was ship time or "ship standard time," which was actually half an hour behind Coordinated Universal Time, so around 2:20 am on April 15, 1912.