Why didn't the passengers and crew of the titanic take refuge on the iceberg that they hit?

Why didn't the passengers and crew of the titanic take refuge on the iceberg that they hit?
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The titanic didn’t hit the iceberg and stop; it continued moving. By the time they realized the ship would sink, the iceberg was no longer in view.
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