HEARTBREAK AND HORROR

The high number of fatalities from Titanic sent shockwaves around the world, as people tried to comprehend how this ship – of which so much had been expected – could now be lying at the bottom of the Atlantic.

Four rescue boats were sent out to undertake the grim job of recovering the bodies of those who had died. On 17 April, CS became the first to do so, setting out from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Three more boats would follow when it became clear that one would not be enough for the task. The ships carried coffins (as well as ice to preserve the bodies), and the searches lasted for six weeks. A few bodies were picked up by other vessels in late May and June. Three werewreck site, carried by the current.