The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 — almost 113 years ago — after it hit an iceberg. The RMS Carpathia was over three hours away and came to rescue the stranded survivors. Of the roughly 2,200 ...

Instead, the RMS Carpathia responded to the Titanic's distress call and changed course to help. Harold Cottam, the Carpathia's 21-year-old wireless operator, had planned to go to sleep for the night.

Titanic's full title was RMS Titanic as it was a Royal Mail ship carrying nearly 3500 sacks of mail including all sorts of letters and packages. Titanic's construction cost was £1.5 million ...