<P> The wreck is steadily decaying, turning to oxide at a rate of 0.5--1 ton per day (assuming one ten - thousandth of an inch per day on all surfaces). Eventually Titanic's structure will collapse, and she will be reduced to a patch of rust on the seabed, with any remaining scraps of the ship's hull mingled with her more durable fittings, like the propellers, bronze capstans, compasses and the telemotor . </P> <P> The number of casualties of the sinking is unclear, due to a number of factors, including confusion over the passenger list, which included some names of people who cancelled their trip at the last minute, and the fact that several passengers travelled under aliases for various reasons and were double - counted on the casualty lists . The death toll has been put at between 1,490 and 1,635 people . The figures below are from the British Board of Trade report on the disaster . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Passengers </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Number aboard </Th> <Th> Percentage by total onboard </Th> <Th> Number saved </Th> <Th> Number lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved </Th> <Th> Percentage lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved by total onboard </Th> <Th> Percentage lost by total onboard </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0.3% </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 83% </Td> <Td> 17% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> <Td> 0.04% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> <Td> 0% </Td> <Td> 1.1% </Td> <Td> 0% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 79 </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 34% </Td> <Td> 66% </Td> <Td> 1.2% </Td> <Td> 2.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> 4.9% </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 51% </Td> <Td> 49% </Td> <Td> 2.5% </Td> <Td> 2.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Women </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 144 </Td> <Td> 6.5% </Td> <Td> 140 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 97% </Td> <Td> 3% </Td> <Td> 6.3% </Td> <Td> 0.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 93 </Td> <Td> 4.2% </Td> <Td> 80 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 86% </Td> <Td> 14% </Td> <Td> 3.6% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 165 </Td> <Td> 7.4% </Td> <Td> 76 </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 46% </Td> <Td> 54% </Td> <Td> 3.4% </Td> <Td> 4.0% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1.0% </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 87% </Td> <Td> 13% </Td> <Td> 0.9% </Td> <Td> 0.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 425 </Td> <Td> 19.1% </Td> <Td> 316 </Td> <Td> 109 </Td> <Td> 74% </Td> <Td> 26% </Td> <Td> 14.2% </Td> <Td> 4.9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Men </Th> <Td> First Class </Td> <Td> 175 </Td> <Td> 7.9% </Td> <Td> 57 </Td> <Td> 118 </Td> <Td> 33% </Td> <Td> 67% </Td> <Td> 2.6% </Td> <Td> 5.3% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Class </Td> <Td> 168 </Td> <Td> 7.6% </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 154 </Td> <Td> 8% </Td> <Td> 92% </Td> <Td> 0.6% </Td> <Td> 6.9% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Class </Td> <Td> 462 </Td> <Td> 20.8% </Td> <Td> 75 </Td> <Td> 387 </Td> <Td> 16% </Td> <Td> 84% </Td> <Td> 3.3% </Td> <Td> 17.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew </Td> <Td> 885 </Td> <Td> 39.8% </Td> <Td> 192 </Td> <Td> 693 </Td> <Td> 22% </Td> <Td> 78% </Td> <Td> 8.6% </Td> <Td> 31.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 1,690 </Td> <Td> 75.9% </Td> <Td> 338 </Td> <Td> 1,352 </Td> <Td> 20% </Td> <Td> 80% </Td> <Td> 15.2% </Td> <Td> 60.8% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> All </Td> <Td> 2224 </Td> <Td> 100% </Td> <Td> 710 </Td> <Td> 1514 </Td> <Td> 32% </Td> <Td> 68% </Td> <Td> 31.9% </Td> <Td> 68.1% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Passengers </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Number aboard </Th> <Th> Percentage by total onboard </Th> <Th> Number saved </Th> <Th> Number lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved </Th> <Th> Percentage lost </Th> <Th> Percentage saved by total onboard </Th> <Th> Percentage lost by total onboard </Th> </Tr>

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