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preparing the lifeboats to be lowered. Since the ship was sinking quickly, the crew needed to work very fast to evacuate everyone. All the lifeboats were safely launched except lifeboat No. 8, which capsized when being lowered, killing at least 30 people. The ship sank beneath the freezing ice-filled waters a half-hour after striking the iceberg. Some passengers and crew did not board a lifeboat and went down with the ship; in total 35 people perished in the disaster.
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129:General characteristics
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563:Enchantress
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147:1.926
89:Yard number
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1223:Categories
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1139:Imperieuse
1088:North Star
1027:Marco Polo
985:Glentanner
975:Robin Hood
939:Kensington
766:South Wind
713:Stag Hound
609:Germantown
583:Witchcraft
553:Shipwrecks
503:9 February
481:9 February
459:9 February
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413:References
372:Cape Bauld
314:Cape Bauld
179:Propulsion
108:March 1860
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1130:HMS
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614:USS
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240:Liverpool
105:Completed
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368:Canadian
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302:Canadian
282:Canadian
259:Greenock
219:Canadian
195:Capacity
190:12 knots
97:Launched
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388:55°30′W
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276:Sinking
144:Tonnage
81:Builder
21:History
1168:Affair
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1132:Hecate
913:Herald
906:Archer
866:Amazon
724:Driver
703:Petrel
290:Canada
286:Quebec
236:Canada
232:Quebec
155:Length
74:London
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1067:Syren
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363:Wreck
187:Speed
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