Remake of Titanic sinking animation and Titanic sinking animation V2 Timeline of sinking: April 14th, 1912 11:40: Iceberg is spotted order to hard a'port is given 11:40: Titanic strikes the iceberg on her bow starboard side, opening 5 watertight compartments. 11:40: Captain Smith and Thomas Andrews arrive to the bridge. Thomas Andrews surveys the damage and concludes Titanic will sink. April 15th, 1912 12:00: Lifeboats are readied for launch. The 20 boats have space for only 1,178 of the more than 2,200 people on board. An order is later given for women and children to board first, with crewmen to row and guide the boats. 12:15: Captain Smith orders for distress signals to be sent. 12:20: RMS Carpathia receives the distress calls from Titanic: “Come at once. We have struck a berg. It's a CQD, old man." 12:45: Lifeboat 7 On Starboard side is the first lifeboat to be lowered. Some passengers refuse to get on the lifeboats, thinking Titanic is unsinkable. 12:55: Lifeboat 5 is the first lifeboat to leave Titanic. 1:00: Lifeboat 3 is lowered. 1:10: Lifeboat 8 is among the first lifeboats to be launched on the port side. 1:20: Lifeboat 10 is launched. 2:00: Titanic's bow has sunk low enough the proppelers are visible. Captain Smith releases the crew stating: "It's every man for himself.". Captain Smith is last seen heading to the bridge. He would go down with Titanic. 2:17: The last distress signal is sent. The Bridge and officers quarters have flooded. 2:18: Titanic's lights go out as water reaches the engines. The Titanic's bow continues to sink, raising the stern out, putting stress on the midship. Titanic breaks between Funnels 2 and 3. 2:20: The stern goes under. 3:30: Carpathia arrives. 4:10: Lifeboat 2 is the first lifeboat to reach Carpathia.