Passengers of the RMS Titanic indicating the recovery vessel: Numbers 324 and 325 were unused, and the six bodies buried at sea by the "Carpathia" also went unnumbered. In addition to the above-listed passengers, the "Titanic" carried 29 cross-channel passengers who boarded at Southampton and disembarked at either Cherbourg, France or Queenstown, Ireland. Passengers of the RMS Titanic An estimated 2,400 people sailed on the maiden voyage of the RMS "Titanic", the second of the White Star Line's "Olympic" class ocean liners, from Southampton, England to New York City, New York, US. Partway through the voyage, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the
Lifeboats of the RMS Titanic was listing heavily to port and the boat collided with the ship's hull as it descended towards the water. Those aboard used their hands and oars to keep the boat clear of the side of the ship. As "Titanic" went down 20 minutes later, Ismay turned his back on the sinking ship, unable to bear the sight. It was the first of the collapsible lifeboats to reach "Carpathia", at 5:45 a.m., and had about 43 people on board. By the time Collapsible Boat D was launched at 2:05 a.m., there were still 1,500 people on board "Titanic" and only 47