On 14th April 1912,the titanic was sailing across the Atlantic. It was the largest and most expensive ship of its time and it was carrying 2,228 people on its first journey ,from Southampton in England to New York .
The night was very cold.
At11.40 a few passengers were talking and playing cards, but most people were getting ready for bed or
Were already asleep. Hight up in the 'crow's nest', the young sailor Frederick fleet was watching the sea. It was quite and the stars were shining. Then Frederick saw something lmmediately he picked up the phone and shoutend:'lceberg ahead! '
The Titanic changed direction but it was sailing fast. The ship was still turning when it hit the iceberg and a long hole opened along its side, deep unber the water. Water started to come into the bottom of the ship the time tanic was sinking.
Frederick fleet was one of the 705 people who survived. He was watching from a small lifeboat when the Titanic broke in two and sank to the bottom of ocean.