However ,by the following morning it was clear that more than 1500 people had died and that only about 700 passengers had survived .Titanic was the biggest , fastest and most luxurious liner of its time.in April 1912 , the ship set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton in Great Britain to New York .On Tuesday April 16th , the headlines in the newspapers read : Titanic sunk , no lives lost and all Titanic passengers are safe .Some passengers managed to escape , but there weren't enough lifeboats to save everyone .It sank nearly four kilometres , to the bottom of the ocean .