After the Luanda had completed its rescue mission, before long, the Titanic had completely exceeded its carrying capacity. The entire ship rapidly sank beneath the Atlantic Ocean, stirring up towering waves, and some lifeboats that had failed to get far enough away were caught up in it as well.
There were still some lifeboats around the Titanic. At the time, the Luanda had focused its rescue efforts primarily on the Titanic itself, and naturally could not spare the capacity to account for lifeboats already drifting in all directions. That would have greatly scattered and depleted the Luanda's rescue forces, making the loss outweigh the gain.
Some lifeboats, due to improper handling and their failure to leave the area affected by the Titanic's sinking in time, were also dragged beneath the surface of the Atlantic by that terrifying liner.
Only after confirming that the Titanic had completely sunk did the Luanda cruiser return to the scene and fire powerful rescue flares, guiding the lifeboats that had escaped before the Titanic went down toward the Luanda.
The rescue operation continued until another British merchant ship arrived. At that point, the Luanda could only withdraw first; after all, the wounded and supplies both needed time, and the Luanda could not remain there indefinitely.
Rhine City.
"The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean..."
Ernst held the report sent back by the Luanda and fell silent. It was simply too much of a coincidence, because rescuing the Titanic had never been within Ernst's expectations.
Although Ernst knew quite a bit about the Titanic, that famous ship from his previous life, he had never considered saving this tragedy.
Most importantly, Ernst simply had not known that the Titanic would sink this year. Having reached Ernst's position, the information he received every day concerned major affairs