As it happened: Titanic 100th anniversary commemorations

Key points

• • On 14 April 1912, 740 km from Newfoundland, the Titanic hit an iceberg at 2340 (Ship's Time)
• • The iceberg scraped the ship’s starboard side
• • At approximately 0218 the Titanic broke in two, with the bow going underwater
• • Titanic’s 20 lifeboats could carry only 1,178 people
• 1,512 died in the Titanic disaster
• For more on the centenary, visit bbc.co.uk/titanic