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In 1912, the Titanic set out on its maiden voyage for these piers during the heyday of luxury transatlantic ocean liners, but after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic it quickly sank, causing the loss of most passengers and crew; the 710 survivors, rescued by the passenger ship Carpathia, were brought to Pier 54 where these piles stand today.
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