Normandie Home Fire Essay

“She brushed the berg so gently that many on board didn’t notice it, but so lethally that she was instantly doomed (Lord).” The Titanic sent out her first distressed call at 12:15 a.m. (Lord). At 12:45, she began to fire rockets (Lord). At 1:10 when the first lifeboat pulled away, the water was up to the ship’s portholes (Lord). Fifty-five minutes later, at 2:05, the last lifeboat had left and there were 1,600 people stuck on the sloping decks (Lord). At 2:17, the Titanic majestically stood on end (Lord). It was at 2:20, on April 15, 1912, when the Titanic, the unsinkable ship had slipped beneath the sea (Lord). The sinking of the Titanic was known as the most famous disasters at sea (“Edward J. Smith”

An iceberg with a height greater than 60 feet collided with the Titanic at 11:39 PM (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). A 300-foot opening was scraped into the side of the Titanic by an iceberg, opening nearly six of its compartments to water in just over a minute and a half (Eaton & Haas, 1986). Although multiple older systems of ship communication were in use at the time, the Titanic used a new type of media called Morse Code (Sciullo, 2012). The Titanic sent out the distress signal, CQD, shortly after hitting the iceberg and then added the newer signal, SOS, when things started to get desperate (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). At 12:25 AM, many of the passengers chose to stay on the ship because they believed it was unsinkable, as a result result, earlier lifeboats were filled to only half capacity (Deitz, 2012). However, the lifeboats had not started to become filled to capacity until 1:15 in the morning (Brewster & Coulter, 1998). More passengers could have been saved if they had filled all of the lifeboats. Unfortunately, the disaster didn’t end

The explosion ripped through a port side berthing compartment of the construction and repair gangs, killing and wounding many of the men while they slept. The repair crews fought hard and were able to save the ship, despite suffering heavy casualties in the explosion.

quickly consumed the ship. Many souls drowned that day and many more were victims of the fire and

East Coast by Nazi U-Boats. This assault was said to have officially begun in early February of 1942, after a ship from France called the Normandie, then the largest ship in the world, caught fire and capsized at New York City's Passenger Ship Terminal, while this spread the fear of sabotage throughout the country, it was later discovered that the fire was caused by errant sparks from a welding torch. The ship casualties led to Naval Intelligence suspecting that the Nazis were getting information on Atlantic Ocean ship movements and logistics from their internal supporters and

Intercity no. 11 barge on the side at about a 45 degree angle. The collision caused the steel hulls of the two vessels to rub against each other and create sparks and heat from the friction. These sparks and heat could have potentially been the ignition source of the fire. The crude oil had an estimated flashpoint of 80 degrees Fahrenheit meaning the oil was a grade C flam¬mable liquid. Fire and explosions started in the first few minutes on Intercity no. 11. The Midwest Cities immediately went full astern to get away from the fire and Intercity no. 14 drifted away. The Intercity no. 11 grounded and sank. The vapors from the escaped crude oil were blown over the African Star’s bow and ignited. The flames spread throughout the ship. The fire was in hold 2, 4, and 5. The paint was burning and the supplies and cargo on deck was also on fire. The smoke was very thick and it filled a large portion of the ship, including the engine space and living quarters. The pilot decided the best option was to run the vessel aground to aid in the firefighting and rescue operations. There was burning oil around the vessel in the water. Some people tried to jump overboard but they would land in the fires. Many people tried to escape out the port holes due to the fact that they were trapped in their room. Many people’s life jackets and clothing caught on fire and they burned. Ropes on the life boats had burned, which made evacuation difficult.

The Wrong Version of “Titanic” David K. Slavitt’s poem “ Titanic” explains the way most of the people look at the tragic event occurred in April 14, 1912. The poem uses a lot of sarcasm to portray its message describing how people would’ve bought the tickets for the ship even if they would’ve known that it was going to sink. With this poem, Slavitt’s work not only focuses on the sinking of the Titanic, but also on the impact it had on people and makes the reader think about the way most of the people look at the event based on movies and stories, which don’t show things as they happened.

This novel captured the personal accounts of individuals that were affected by the attack on the Pentagon. This included, but not limited to when each person arrived at the Pentagon that morning, until Flight 77 crashing into the building. These individuals participated in the novel, though interviews and documentaries. The general editor, Stephen J. Lofgren collaborated information from sixty different individuals that were affected by the Middle Eastern terrorist attack. The individuals interviewed were government workers, policemen, firefighters, medical personnel, and observers. The anthology of material needed for this book started two days after the incident occurred. The main focus of the material used was to give readers an up close

At 7:25 p.m. local time, the Hindenburg caught fire and quickly became engulfed in flames. Eyewitness statements disagree as to where the fire initially broke out; several witnesses on the port side saw yellow-red flames first jump forward of the top fin near the ventilation shaft of cells 4 and 5.[4] Other witnesses on the port side noted the fire actually began just ahead of the horizontal port fin, only then followed by flames in front of the upper fin. One, with views of the starboard side, saw flames beginning lower and farther aft, near cell 1 behind the rudders. Inside the airship, helmsman Helmut Lau, who was stationed in the lower fin, testified hearing a muffled detonation and looked up to see a bright reflection on the front bulkhead

In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, there are three principal themes. They are respecting nature, and considering results of actions. The main theme, or universal truth, is heeding warnings. The themes are shown through the character and his actions. The main character in the story had an attitude that prevented him from heeding internal and external warnings. He did not respect nature's power, and therefore he paid with his life.His attitude was arrogant and careless.

On December 6 1917, hundreds were left dead in Halifax, Nova Scotia due to a human error quick to be immortalized. CBC news says the Imo, a Belgian relief vessel that left the Halifax Harbor behind schedule on the morning of December 6. Another vessel the Mont Blank, a cargo ship leaded with explosive materials, was entering. The Captain of the Imo disregarded the laws of the sea, going over the speed limit for the narrows of the harbor and traversing it from the wrong direction. Both the Imo and Mont Blank moved toward each other, each unwilling to change course. The ships made evasive maneuvers at the same time, causing the vessels to scrape against each other; the sparks from the collision set aflame the explosive materials aboard the Mont

The oil companies were held responsible because they did not train their workers for emergency procedures and did not do any emergency drills. The Ocean Ranger could have survived the storm and flooding if the crewmembers had understood how the ballast system worked. The two men working in the ballast room had never been tested for what they had learned. The senior operator had only reached the halfway point in his training, but he was promoted. The Ocean Ranger did not have enough safety equipment on board for the amount of passengers they had. Families of lost crewmembers sued the companies that owned and operated the Ocean Ranger. The companies were forced to pay millions in lawsuits.

Carnival Cruise Line is one of the best cruise brands, but one of its ship faced severe voyage challenge due to the fire on its largest vessel splendor weigh 113,000 ton and 952 feet long. On the early morning, November 8, 2010, thick smoke and smell was reported by the ship crews and the guests, later on inspection, the smell was reported to come from the engine room, the most-critical part for any ship. The fire accompanied with electrical failure, and all other contingency arrangements catastrophically failed, and that resulted in complete blackout in the ship. The probable cause of the fire was ignition in the diesel generator, which spread. Usually the seizure of one engine does not result in complete disability of ship propulsion; however, this incident resulted in overall failure of propulsion and movement in the ship when the ship was 200 miles away from the coast of San Diego, dead in the water.

Although being severely damaged much of the crew remained on borred the vessel for over an hour before being forced off by the smoke still billowing from the explosion site. After being basically ignored for several more hours someone noticed flames now coming from one of the holds of the High Flyer. However it wasn’t until nearly 11 that night that tugs manned by volunteers arrived to try and remove the ship from the slip. However even after cutting the anchor away the tugs couldn’t get the ship removed from the slip. The tugs finally cut the tow lines and having the crew of the High Flyer on board retreated to safety. About 10 minutes after doing this the High Flyer blew up also causing an explosion believed to be stronger than the one originally caused by the Grandcamp.

Both of the poems "The Flesh and the Spirit" and "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Bradsheet reflects the vision of Puritanism. In the poem "The Flesh and the Spirit"; she personifies Flesh and Spirit having their own view towards the meaning of life. Here, Flesh is more concentrated towards the materialistic possessions whereas Spirit on the other hand, values and looks forward to deeper meaning towards the life. Similarly, "Upon the Burning of Our House" simply talks about the realization that all worldly possessions turn to dust and real treasures lie above all such worldly possessions.