Of the 500 passengers who survived 369 [73.8%] were women and children With an estimated 2,224 people total on board—and only 705 people rescued by way of lifeboats—the titanic's sinking marked one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. 212 [192 men and 20 women] of titanic's crew also survived making a total of 712 survivors
The sinking of the rms titanic on april 15, 1912, remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history In comparison to how many people were on board, not very many were saved Of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, only 710 survived
How many people survived the titanic More than 1,500 people died during the sinking of the titanic Of its total 2,240 passengers and crew, only 706 people survived. How many survivors were pulled out of the water titanic