April 10: 08:00 Four days into maiden voyage from Southampton to New York
April 10: 09:00 All fine progressing steadily
April 10: 10:00 All fine: Game of croquet with the Parker- Stevensons
April 10: 11:00 All fine
April 10: 12:00 All fine : Lunch
April 10: 13:00 Reiterated to the Bowles family that the old girl is unsinkable
April 10: 14:00 Rumours starting below decks that the old girl has weak spots: Will have to quash those after tea.
April 10: 15:00 Tea
April 10: 16:00 Snooze
April 10: 17:00 All fine: Progress steady, Slight chill in the air.
April 10: 18:00 All fine: Steady Progress, getting a bit cooler as the night draws in
April 10: 19:00 Preparations underway for tonights ball, will quash rumours that the old girl could sink, what utter piffle.
April 10: 20:00 Ball underway
April 10: 21:00 Damn fine Ball tonight. My compliments to the chef.
April 10: 22:00 Some dash fine dancing going on tonight. And the filles have scrubbed up well.
April 10: 23:00 Getting colder, but hasn't dampened our party spirits. The fture looks bright
April 10 23:40 There was a very loud bang, we only seem to have gone and hit a dashed iceberg. I bet it's come of worse than we have. I will start calming the partygoers down that there is no need to worry, this girl isn't going down.
April 11 00:00 Rumours are starting that we have been breached. Sinking, what absolute poppycock. Some passengers are calling for bailout plans, WE NEED NO BAILOUT
April 11 01:00 The ship seems to be sitting slightly deeper in the water, but we NEED NO BAILOUT, Everything fine and Undercontrol
April 11 02:00 I think we have misjudged this one, We must start the BAILOUT IMMEDIATELY. We maybe too late. Man the life rafts.
April 11 02:18 MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY
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