TITANIC: come morirono davvero le persone finite in mare?

When the Titanic sank on the night of April 14–15, 1912, hundreds of people suddenly found themselves stranded in the North Atlantic Ocean. The water temperature was approximately -2°C (28°F), just below the freezing point of fresh water, but still possible due to the salinity of the sea. Survival in these conditions was extremely difficult. Besides hypothermia, there were other ways shipwrecked people could die: Immediate drowning, caused by panic or cold shock. Crushing or injury, caused by debris from the ship or people falling into the water. Exhaustion, from a desperate attempt to stay afloat in the darkness and freezing temperatures. Of the more than 1,500 people who ended up overboard that night, only a tiny fraction survived long enough to be rescued by the lifeboats. The majority died within minutes, primarily due to the extreme cold. That night in the Atlantic wasn't just a shipwreck: it was a fight against time, the cold, and the limits of the human body.