▁The ▁route ▁was ▁not ▁without ▁danger , ▁as ▁storm ▁and ▁ice berg s ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic . ▁Many ▁ship w re cks ▁occurred ▁on ▁this ▁route , ▁among ▁them ▁that ▁of ▁, ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁rec ount ed ▁in ▁numerous ▁books , ▁films ▁and ▁document aries . ▁This ▁route ▁was ▁the ▁preferred ▁route ▁for ▁major ▁sh ipping ▁companies ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁fier ce ▁competition ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁was ▁the ▁route ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁lin ers ▁bound ▁for ▁South ▁America , ▁Africa , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁O ce ania . ▁The ▁White ▁Star ▁Line ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁ships , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sue vic , ▁on ▁the ▁Liverpool - C ape ▁Town - S yd ney ▁route . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic . ▁There ▁were ▁fewer ▁ship w re cks . ▁The ▁Hamburg ▁Süd ▁operated ▁on ▁this ▁route . ▁Among ▁its ▁ship ▁was ▁the ▁f amed ▁SS ▁Cap ▁Ar con a . ▁ ▁Mediter rane an ▁The ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁was ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁many ▁ocean ▁lin ers . ▁Many ▁companies ▁benef ited ▁from ▁migration ▁from ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁C un ard ' s ▁ ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Gib ral tar - G eno a - Tri este ▁route . ▁Similarly , ▁Italian ▁lin ers ▁crossed ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Sea ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁The