Many alternative theories to the sinking of the
superliner RMS Titanic have been put forward.
superliner RMS Titanic have been put forward.
The accepted reason for the sinking, which resulted in the death of more than 1,500 people, is that the ship struck an iceberg at 11:40 PM on 14 April 1912, buckling the hull and allowing water to enter the ship’s first five watertight compartments (one more than the Titanic was designed to survive), and sank two hours and forty minutes later.
Hypotheses which have been suggested as the cause of the disaster include unsafe speed, an insurance scam, an ice-pack rather than an iceberg, and even a curse on the ship by the Unlucky Mummy.
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Another theory involves Titanic's watertight doors. This theory suggests that if these doors had been opened, the Titanic would have sunk on an even keel and therefore, perhaps, remained afloat long enough for rescue ships to arrive. In a 1998 documentary entitled "Titanic: Secrets Revealed", the Discovery Channel ran model simulations which seemed to rebut this theory. The simulations indicated that opening Titanic's watertight doors would have caused the ship to capsize over half an hour earlier than she actually sank.
Who is responsible for this TRAGIC sinking?
YOU decide.
....Eddie might not be around for a while....
....You aint never seen me right?
....Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
"HMmmmm.... wait till I see the imposters"
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