... "the corner." From this point on they streamed nearly due west on the course for Nantucket Lightship. The Titanic reached "the corner" around 5:00pm but, instead of immediately turning, Captain Smith ordered a delay in changing the ship's course until 5:45pm. This caused the Titanic to travel an additional sixteen miles southwest. When the ship finally turned the corner, she was approximately ... As the Titanic sat motionless on the ocean, her forward compartments slowly filled with water, a drama was unfolding upon her decks that will be forever replayed in history. Forth Officer Josep...

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