Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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More than 1,500 people perished in the icy North Atlantic after the RMS Titanic sank beneath the waters on 15 April 1912. In this new video, Titanic expert Tim Maltin takes Dan through the details of that fateful night as it happened. Could the disaster could have been avoided? Let's find out.

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00:00 Intro
01:00 Moments before disaster
05:25 Iceberg ahead
10:53 Titanic hits the iceberg
21:42 Damage report
25:09 Captain’s orders
31:25 “Titanic will sink”
37:43 First lifeboat lowered
43:28 Calling for help
49:27 4 hours away
54:28 Restless passengers
01:00:15 Last lifeboat
01:05:38 Boom
01:09:50 Ripped apart
01:10:52 The end
01:15:17 Aftermath



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