Guide Questions for the "Rescue Group"

1. How many people were rescued and saved?

2. How many people could fit in a lifeboat?

3. Was each lifeboat full to capacity? Why or why not?

4. Why did not any boats, mainly the Carpathia, respond to the distress signals?

5. What signals did the Titanic send out?

6. How many lifeboats were there? Could all the passengers possibly be saved? Why or why not?

7. Were there any passengers that were killed once they boarded the lifeboats?

8. Name two more interesting facts about the rescue efforts.