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Only 700 individuals survived the sinking of the Titanic, and it’s estimated that less than 100 of those were rescued directly from the water.
Hypothermia is now considered a major cause of death for Titanic passengers, superseding drowning, which was the originally recorded cause.
Hypothermia can occur at any point where the body loses heat faster than it generates it.
As the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, the water was frigidly cold, at an estimated 28 degrees Fahrenheit, or negative 2 degrees Celsius. As such, the main cause of death for many of th...
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