Titanic Fact 26: Before the Voyage

 

Before Titanics maiden voyage, she played a role in a death. On the day of Titanics launch, the crew members pushed the wooden beams out of the way to allow Titanic to be go into the water. This would have been the moment of truth for the workers in the shipyard. They had worked for 3 years on the Titanic and as they saw her go into the water and stay afloat, they knew their hard work payed off. Unfortunately, this moment was met with horror when one of the beams fell on a man, killing him.