15 april 1912 - 15 April 1912

The industrialist changed out of his life vest and sweater into top hat and evening dress and declared his wish to go down with the ship like a gentleman.

The plates in the central part of Titanic 's hull covering approximately 60 percent of the total were held together with triple rows of rivets, but the plates in the bow and stern were held together with double rows of rivets which may have been near their limits even before the collision.

This means that all states party to the convention will prohibit the pillaging, commercial exploitation, sale and dispersion of the wreck and its artefacts.

The Loss of the Titanic, 1912.