S.S. Pequod

The S.S. Pequod is the ship that sinks in S.O.S Island. At the island, you cannot stop the ship from sinking. All you can do is to save the people that are in the ship. The ship, like the Titanic, has sunk because an iceberg has ripped open the port side of the Pequod on J deck.. To read more about the island, go to S.O.S. Island. The S.S. Pequod is errously identified as the S.S. Prequod. Rescue happened in 3 1/2 hours.

THE S.S. PEQUOD SANK IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS! :(

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Sinking of the S.S. Pequod
At 11:39 P.M. sharp, on May 15th, a white whale accidentally hit the S.S. Pequod, and swam away. Captain Boomer, fuming with inexpressible anger, shut off the S.S. Pequod's engine, stopping it, unaware of boilers 2 & 3 at full speed.

Now, at 11:40, one lookout spotted an iceberg and hollered "Iceberg right ahead!" and contacted the bridge.

The bridge recognized the 3-way bell as a form of danger, and responded immediately. 'What do you see?"

"Iceberg ahead!" came the lookout. Captain Boomer ordered the Pequod to be turned around, and ignited the reversing engine. MISTAKE! Had Boomer ran the ship forwards would they have a better chance avoiding the iceberg.

There was a jolt. The jolt was followed by a scraping and a ripping sound. This only meant ONE thing....

The Pequod had struck the iceberg. It ripped open 7 compartments below the waterline.

Not everybody felt the same way, however, Sam Ong described it as "the swish of a rock." Captain Boomer, heard far more. He heard a ripping noise, and a large crash. He shut off the engine, and went to get his ship designer, Scary Glove.

They went into the compartment zone, and to their horror, saw water coming in. As it was ripped, seven compartments had buckled under the impact of the collision. Water was now speeding in, and it'd sink in less than three hours. The damage had ripped open 7 compartments on the port side of the hull. They stayed for 1 hour, looking.

At 12:20, one family knew the Pequod was in danger. It'd sink. "Sorry" said Scary Glove, "nothing you can do about it. Pequod's sinking."

The water total was now reaching 11 tons per second, water was rushing in 10 times faster than it could be pumped out. The Pequod would sink at 2:20 (exactly same as ''Titanic). ''

But by 12:30, passengers rejected getting into lifeboats. Especially women, with children. But now the water reached 72 tons, and the bow began sinking. "Abandon ship!" hollered Boomer. (You'll save Ishmael at that part).

By 1:27, the Pequod's stern rose out of the water, and it exposed her propellors. (Save Starbuck here).

By 1:37, the Pequod's boiler decks were immersed in water,and so were the wires and boilers. (Save Stubb in the boiler room.)

By 1:47, the galley began getting flooded in water. (Save the chef here.)

By 1:57, lifeboats were finally launched. Lifeboat A, half full, B, flipped, C, caught in the rushing water, D, picked up 3 survivors. All 'em saved, except Boomer!

By 2:00, the Pequod turned turtle. By 2:10, the Pequod's upper decks foundered, Boomer was saved. By 2:17, the electricity flickered, and shut off, by 2:19, distress rockets were fired, and by 2:20, the Pequod foundered all together in one piece.

Launch
The Pequod was launched on May 11, and tragedy struck 4 days later, because the Pequod had struck an iceberg.

It seemed that the S.S. Pequod sank because the rivets were weak when the ship collided with the iceberg.

The result came: the rivets popped off during the collision with the iceberg, causing the plates to buckle, letting the iceberg breach 7 compartments (six only to stay afloat) and quickly dooming the Pequod.

S.S. Pequod oil spill
Since the tragic sinking of the S.S. Pequod, 8 of the oil compartments buckled, releasing oil into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic.

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Decks of the S.S. Pequod
The S.S. Pequod had ten decks from A to J. The Titanic had decks from A-G. Decks A-D were considered "upper decks" and decks D-J were called "lower decks."

Promenade Deck (A) : The Promenade Deck was where the passengers could whale-watch, and a few tables were used to serve light drinks, or play cards. The drinks were carried from E deck (the hallway deck)

Window Deck 1 (B) : The window decks (B-C) were used for whale watching, but for those who did not want to go to the Promenade deck.

Window Deck 2 (C) : Along with the window deck B, these were also used for whale watchings.

Reading/Library Deck (D) : These were where the Pequod's passengers could read magazines and books.

Hallway Deck (E) : The hallway deck was where kitchen members could carry light drinks to the Promenade deck, the cafe deck, and the crew's mess deck.

Saloon Deck (F) : The saloon deck was where passengers could play cards, and gamble.

Cafe Deck (G) : The cafe deck was where oneself and others could eat and drink.

Crew's Mess (H) : The crew's mess was where the crew ate.

Engine Deck (I) : The Engine Deck is where Captain Boomer is controlling the Pequod's engine (remember, he shut off the engine, and made the mistake, causing the whole of J deck to rip open.)

Compartment Deck (J) : The Compartment Deck is where the waterline submerges. It is where the watertight compartments are located. It is currently under repair because the iceberg ripped ALL of the J deck's port side.

S.S. Pequod stats
Wreck 200 miles off North Atlantic, decaying steadily.

Fuel
The S.S. Pequod ran on about 88 tons of WhaleWatch Boat Standard fuel. Naturally, since the collision of the iceberg, it lost 78 tons of fuel, and now to relaunch, needs a refill.

Oil
The S.S. Pequod also carried 350,000 gallons of oil, stored somewhere in J deck, at the aft section. The collision had caused 8 of the compartments to rip open, letting the oil pour into the North Atlantic waters.

Rescue
The ship to reach the foundered Pequod was the PSS Liberty, that picked up all the survivors at 4:00 A.M.

PSS Liberty's voyage
The PSS Liberty took 4 hours to reach the final destination, White Whale Bay. It finally arrived at 8:00 A.M.

Aftermath
The aftermath caused lots of copies of the S.S. Pequod's sinking on ''The Daily Pop. ''Poptropicans everywhere were shocked. The great S.S. Pequod was believed to be unsinkable, like Titanic, and yet, like Titanic, foundered on her maiden voyage.