SOS Titanic calling. We have struck ice and require immediate assistance. Iceberg right ahead! The events of the disaster can be seen as a symbol what happens through overconfidence in technology complacency mindset profits over people's safety. partly filled lifeboat standing by about 100 yards away never came back. Why on Earth they back is mystery. How could any human being fail to heed those cries. Not until last five minutes did awful realization come that end was at hand. lights became dim went out but we see. Slowly ever so slowly surface water seemed towards us.