The+Sinking+of+the+Lusitania

05/08/15 New York Lusitania sinks The ship Lusitania was sailing from New York to Liverpool, England. It left the port in New York on may 01, 1915 and was attacked by a German U-boat (u-20) yesterday may 07 1915 while crossing the Irish Sea. The Lusitania was hit once by a torpedo that was fired from the German U-20 (submarine) there were two explosions, the first one was caused by the torpedo and it was unclear what cause the second one. It may have been caused by coal dust. Regardless it was the second explosion that made the Lusitania sink in to the sea. It sinks in 18 minutes. The ship carried 1,959 passengers and are reported 1,198 die including 128 Americans. A U-boat is equipped with torpedo and bombs use to attack military vassel. The Lusitania was a passenger ship and was not known to carry any military supplies. Sinking the Lusitania violates all the rules of war.