Passengers of the RMS Titanic April 1912 at around 11:40 pm, while the RMS "Titanic" was sailing about south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the ship struck an iceberg and began to sink. Shortly before midnight, Captain Edward Smith ordered the ship's lifeboats to be readied and a distress call was sent out. The closest ship to respond was Cunard Line's away, which would arrive in an estimated four hours—too late to rescue all of "Titanic" passengers. Forty-five minutes after the ship hit the iceberg, Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be loaded and lowered under the orders women and children first. The first
Titanic, Saskatchewan found. Titanic, Saskatchewan Titanic is an unincorporated community in Duck Lake No. 463, Saskatchewan, Canada, midway between Saskatoon and Prince Albert National Park. The community is located four kilometers north of Highway 212, approximately 20 km west of Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, about 5 km east of Fort Carlton. Originally settled by French Canadians and named Mourey for a local Catholic priest, its postmaster applied to have the name changed to Titanic in 1912, following the tragedy of the RMS "Titanic" earlier that year. It was first among nearly 30 communities across the country which petitioned the postmaster general to change