Questions tagged [titanic]
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Was the Titanic ever publicised as "Unsinkable"?
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From The Independent (1999):
Claims that one of history's greatest ships could never sink were never made during the Titanic's short lifetime and are a classic example of myth creation, according to a British academic.
Richard Howells,…
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Were any billionaires onboard the Titan submersible when it imploded?
The Oceangate submersible Titan was lost in June 2023 en route to the wreckage of the Titanic. Debris has been found and the coast guard reported that the vessel catastrophically imploded, killing everyone on board.
Five people were in the…
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Did passengers of the Titanic predict/foreshadow its sinking?
I just watched the episode "Night of April 14th" of the 1950s television show "One Step Beyond." The premise of the series is to present real life stories involving paranormal supernatural occurrences. In this particular episode, it is claimed five…
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Did the chief baker of the Titanic survive two hours in ice-cold water?
In the Wikipedia page of the chief baker of the RMS Titanic, Charles Joughin, it is claimed
According to his own testimony, he kept paddling and treading water for about two hours. He also admitted to hardly feeling the cold, most likely thanks to…
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Did the moon's tidal effect sink the Titanic?
I came across an absurd title on MailOnline, "Did the MOON sink the Titanic? Freak tides caused icebergs to fill shipping lanes 100 years ago," where a claim is made:
The 'once-in-many-lifetimes' event brought together the Moon's closest approach…
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Was a mirage involved in the Titanic's sinking?
I watched a documentary, Titanic's Final Mystery. It premise is summarised by this Smithsonian Magazine article.
An unusual optical phenomenon explains why the Titanic struck an iceberg and received no assistance from a nearby ship, according to…
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Was SS Californian intended to be a rescue vehicle for the passengers of a deliberately-sunk Titanic?
I keep running into a (quite frankly daft) conspiracy theory regarding the sinking of the Titanic. It posits that the RMS Olympic was secretly swapped in to replace the RMS Titanic and was deliberately sunk.
The motivations given tend to be either…
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