Titanic crash. Titanic crash in real time. I understand that the cancellation of the cruise cannot be considered the only evidence of this version.

Hello my dear readers! Today I would like to talk about serious things, even tragic ones. On April 15, the whole world celebrates an unfortunate event ... This is the date of the death of the Titanic, which contemporaries considered an unsinkable liner.

Surprising is the fact that so far, despite the official version of the disaster, there are different opinions and versions of what happened on that ill-fated night.

The place where the Titanic sank

The Titanic was rightfully considered the most luxurious ship of the beginning of the last century, so the news of its death shocked the entire world community. According to official figures, about 1,500 people died, including passengers and crew members. Despite the fact that the twentieth century brought many disasters, catastrophes and wars, the tragedy of the Titanic remains an equally tragic event, interest in which has not subsided to this day. The event that took place near the island of Newfoundland on the night of April 14-15 was overgrown with many rumors and conjectures that have a sufficient number of followers.

The place where the Titanic sank on the map has the following coordinates - 41046' north latitude and 50014' west longitude.

However, it was later established that the declared data were incorrect, so even now there is no exact information regarding the exact coordinates of the crash site. This is not the only oddity that accompanied this whole story, so let's try to figure out some versions of what happened, because the tragedy itself is not limited to a collision with an iceberg, it is more extensive and complex.

Versions of the tragedy

Perhaps we will not know until the end of the whole truth of that night, despite the investigations. Of course, they brought some clarity to what happened, but there are still a lot of "blank spots" that still remain a mystery. Some evidence contradicted others, some evidence, if checked and studied in more detail, became more than doubtful - all this gave rise to many speculations and legends on this topic, which have their followers today.

Some of these versions may look incredible, but history shows us that a rational explanation of what is happening may not always be possible. Be that as it may, we need to talk about it, seek the truth, and then the truth will make us stronger. Another question is that the truth can hardly be known to you and me - to ordinary inhabitants who draw information from the Internet. In any case, we can study various versions and reasons for what happened, and everyone will decide for himself which one is close to him personally.

The first version is a conspiracy of the powers that be

We all love conspiracy theories, some of which smack a bit of schizophrenia and paranoia. However, some facts look so indisputable that you involuntarily move from the category of skeptics to a group of doubters, at least. In the story of the Titanic, everything is also very mysterious and controversial. But let's start in order.

Many people agree that the disaster with the Titanic was planned in advance. No matter how wild it may sound, but this is indicated by several curious facts. For example, John Morgan, a well-known American billionaire and, concurrently, the owner of the company that owned the liner, canceled his ticket exactly one day before the expected departure.

You probably say that this is nothing more than an ordinary coincidence? Maybe, but Morgan's example was followed by another 55 people who were supposed to swim in the first class. I think it is not worth mentioning that only rich people travel in the first classes, and if you consider that among these 55 there are such people as John Rockefeller, Henry Frick and Alfred Vandelfield, who were close friends of Morgan himself, then this suggests certain reflections.

I understand that the cancellation of the cruise cannot be considered the only evidence of this version.

But there are several other points that indirectly confirm this interpretation of events, or at least make us take a fresh look at them.

So, in 1907, an agreement was signed on the creation of a new cruise liner, which had no analogues in the world. Two sides - Bruce Ismay (by the way, a close associate of Rockefeller and Morgan) and Lord Pirrie started a truly large-scale production, the result of which should be the same unsinkable ship. Then they said that the liner had a heavy-duty bottom, and the Titanic itself could stay afloat, even if four of its compartments were flooded.

However, in the 90s of the last century, Russian experts took samples of the Titanic's metal at depth in order to conduct a study. The results shocked many. It turned out that this is not just an ordinary metal, but also with a large addition of sulfur, which made it very brittle at low temperatures. Many wonder why the production of the Titanic, an advanced liner at that time, the advertising campaign for which was in full swing, used such poor quality steel. The explanation that a design error was made does not stand up to scrutiny.

There is a version that in this way the company saved its money, but they could not help but know that such steel would not withstand even the slightest collision in icy water, so such negligence is also in doubt. It also remains unclear why there were no searchlights on the Titanic, because this liner was considered the most modern and advanced. Also a miscalculation of the designers?

Indeed, there are many oddities.

By the way, one of the first who escaped that tragic night was our old friend Bruce Ismay. It was he who was among the first who boarded the lifeboat, after which he waited for the arrival of the RMS Carpathia steamer, which also belonged to the White star line, who made the Titanic. An order was even given to rescue first-class passengers first, and the lower deck was ordered to be locked up. It was there that there were 1,500 people, among whom were many women and children who died that fateful night.

The second version is a substitution

The next version, which can also be attributed to a conspiracy theory, is the story of the Olympic. Few people know, but this is an exact copy of the Titanic, which was only two inches shorter than it, i.e. the length of an ordinary matchbox. Feel what I'm getting at?

The fact is that it was visually impossible to distinguish one ship from another. In addition, a separate book can be compiled about the misadventures of Olympus. So, immediately after launching, he collided with a dam. Then it happened to him a large number of minor and major accidents, so it's safe to call it an "unlucky ship."

That is why many insurance companies did not want to deal with such an unlucky liner, not wanting to insure it, which the owners of the ship so zealously sought. It was decided to put the Olympic in the docks until a decision was made on its future fate.

We have a plan

Here, a version began to emerge, according to which the White Star Line company wished to get rid of the Olympic in a very original way, passing it off as the Titanic, which, by the way, was insured. Considering that they are structurally and outwardly very similar, it was not difficult to do this at all.

It is enough just to replace the plate with the name of the liner, change some interior items, etc. The plan really looks logical, because no one will even suspect about the substitution, quite reasonably believing that in front of him is the very “unsinkable” Titanic, and not the “eternal loser” Olympic.

Naturally, no one was going to intentionally sink the liner, because it is unlikely that anyone was convinced by the version that the modern Titanic could sink from an ordinary collision with an iceberg. It is reasonable to assume that

the plan was to provoke a collision of the ship, and then sail safely to New York, and the owners of the company, in turn, will receive an impressive amount that is due to them under insurance.

Considering that Edward Smith, the captain of the ship, literally deliberately drove at high speed along a dangerous route, ignoring all sorts of warnings about icebergs nearby, then this version becomes quite plausible.

But, in 1985, when the hull of a sunken ship was discovered at a depth, this version was officially refuted. The fact is that the number 401 was clearly visible on the propeller of the liner, i.e. the serial number of the Titanic, while the number of the Olympic was the number 400. One could question this fact, assuming that the company replaced the propeller after a collision with another ship (and there were many in the history of the Olympic), but the serial number of the Titanic is found on other parts of the ship, so this moment can be closed. Although I agree, the version is interesting.

The third version is the fight for the Blue Ribbon

If you are a pragmatic person, then you will probably be interested in the Blue Ribbon version. This award was given to those ships that crossed the fastest Atlantic Ocean. Naturally, serious competition immediately flared up between the companies, because winning this award promised quite big advantages.

No, the winner did not receive a cash prize, but the ship itself received something more - this is a worldwide honor in the maritime industry, as well as an authority that can hardly be obtained in other ways. Such prestige inevitably led to material gain, because the vessel that received this award received a contract for the delivery of all kinds of mail - a very profitable business at that time. And judge for yourself, if you were a millionaire, which liner would you sail on? Of course, the one with the prestigious award.

At that time, the ship that owned the Blue Ribbon was Mauritania, owned by a longtime rival of the White Star Line. It is clear that the owners of the company were sleeping and saw how they would wipe their noses at the enemy, so they made a bet on the Titanic, hoping that it would cross the Atlantic Ocean faster than Mauritania. That is why, the captain of the Titanic walked through a dangerous area, deliberately cutting off the path.

Initially, the route assumed a small detour to avoid collision with icebergs, which are enough in that stretch of water. But Smith deliberately ignored the danger, driving at all times in a straight line, wanting to beat. This may seem crazy, but Smith naively assumed that even if a collision occurred, it would not lead to tragic consequences, and the record itself could only be postponed to a later date.

Such carelessness was very costly.

By coincidence, after the collision with the iceberg, five compartments were flooded, i.e. one more than the Titanic could carry. In addition, the captain counted on the fact that the iceberg would not break through the strong steel of the liner, because, in his opinion, this should not happen. Here we again return to the issue of the quality of the metal used in the production of the Titanic.

In addition, many supporters of this version lose sight of one important point. The fact is that the speed of Mauritania, the last owner of the Blue Ribbon before the Titanic, was 26 knots. The maximum speed of the Titanic itself was no more than 24 knots, so it is not clear how he could get ahead of Mauritania. Again, many will say that the captain knew this, so he deliberately did not slow down, moving along the shortest route, so there is no consensus. Riddles, riddles, riddles…..

Schizoteric reasons for the sinking of the Titanic

In a word, there are quite a few versions on the topic of the tragic death of the Titanic. This is something I haven't talked about yet. German torpedo, allegedly sinking the Titanic, and cursing Egyptian mummy! That's where the real schizophrenia I talked about at the beginning. So that you can appreciate the full scale of the rumors that still circulate around this tragedy

on the story about the mummy - I will dwell in more detail

In general, it was a very long time ago (we are talking about a mummy), a certain person lived in Egypt, who had the gift of foresight. Whether it really was so or not, I will not undertake, and this is not relevant to the case. So, our soothsayer died, after which they made a mummy out of her according to a long tradition. They found it during excavations that were carried out near Cairo at the end of the nineteenth century.

The mummy was buried with a large number of various treasures, among which was the image of Osiris. There was an inscription flaunting and its meaning was literally as follows - you will crush with your eyes anyone who dares to stand in your way. This therefore applied to the mummy and those likely offenders who would attempt on her.

The mummy was bought first by one collector, then by another, and so on, along the chain. All of them died from a terrible curse that swirled around the mummy, but who will understand the true causes of their death? If a person dies at the age of 90, then the mummy is unlikely to be the cause. In the end, the mummy is bought by an unnamed American millionaire who wishes to smuggle it from England to the US.

I don't think it's necessary to explain which vessel he chose for this.

According to legend, the mummy was kept in an ordinary wooden box in the immediate vicinity of the captain's bridge. Naturally, the rogue Smith, being a curious fellow by nature, looked into this cherished box. Meeting the eyes of the mummy, the captain immediately lost his mind. This forced him to drive through a dangerous stretch of water where icebergs drifted, while still not slowing down.

Surprisingly, there are supporters of this theory

However, they miss one point. The meaning of mummies is the ability to preserve the shell of the body so that the soul of the deceased can return. Return to the place from which she, in fact, fluttered. It would be logical to assume that the main task of the mummy would be to get rid of all kinds of risk and situations where her precious body could suffer.

It is clear that after she would have been in ice water, the mummy would have survived no more than a couple of days. Quite a dubious approach to self-preservation, frankly ... In general, this kind of version is the prerogative of the yellow press, so we will not judge them about it.

A thinking person simply will not take such a newspaper in his hands, but let the rest of them entertain themselves at their leisure with such tales.

By the way, I would like to apologize to Edward Smith, whose image I portrayed somewhat frivolously. Despite the fact that he led the Titanic on a dangerous route, he was a man of honor to the end. He stayed on the already dying ship, making no attempt to escape. It is an old maritime tradition, when the captain does not leave the sinking ship, and every time it literally takes your breath away.

In general, you and I are unlikely to get to know everything about the events that took place on the night of April 15th. Therefore, our best act will be to honor the memory of all the dead passengers and crew members, once again remembering them.

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The idea of ​​building the largest ship in the world belongs to Bruce Ismay and James Pirrie, who combined the efforts of two companies - the shipbuilding "Harland and Wolf" and the transatlantic trade and passenger "White Star Line". On March 31, 1909, the construction of the Titanic began and by 1912 its cost was $7.5 million, which is 10 times more today.

3,000 people worked on the creation of a giant ship. The weight of the Titanic was 66,000 tons, and the length was equal to the length of four city blocks. The liner was equipped with 10 meter lifeboats, with a capacity of 76 people and in the amount of 20 pieces. Since the number of passengers on the Titanic exceeded 2 thousand people, this number of boats was clearly not enough, since they could only save 30% of the planned load of people. The Titanic was equipped with the most modern high-power radio equipment at that time. The cabins were luxurious. Also on board the famous ship were a gym, a library, restaurants and swimming pools.

First voyage and the sinking of the Titanic

May 31, 1911 In 1999, the largest passenger liner was launched in Belfast (Northern Ireland), which required a record amount of locomotive oil, grease and liquid soap to lubricate the gangways. This process lasted only 62 seconds. April 10, 1912 the ship sails on its first and, unfortunately, last flight. There were 2,207 people on board the Titanic, including 898 crew members and 1,309 passengers, including famous people, millionaires and industrialists, writers and actors. April 14, 1912 an iceberg was seen from the ship at a distance of about 450 meters. The Titanic made a maneuver, but still collided with an obstacle and received numerous holes 100 meters long. Thus, 16 watertight compartments were damaged, and under the weight of the ship he listed very strongly. Water continued to flood all compartments. 2 hours 40 minutes after the impact, the liner sank completely.

Passenger rescue

The captain of the ship I. Smith was afraid of panic among the passengers. Therefore, the inhabitants of the suites and the two first classes were gently informed by the stewards about the minor damage to the liner and asked to go on deck. Third class passengers were not even aware of the imminent danger. In addition, the exit was blocked for the inhabitants of the lower deck, and many of them, wandering along the corridors of the ship, could not get out of the trap. That is, priority in salvation was given to VIPs and representatives of the upper class. Most of the passengers were confident that the Titanic was unsinkable and refused to board the boats. The captain did his best to persuade them to leave the ship.

By order of I. Smith, women and children were the first to be saved, but among them there were many men. The first boats, which were already in short supply, left half full. So the boat number 1 was called "millionaire" and was filled with only 12 people out of the required 40. Realizing the dramatic nature of the situation and in order to divert the attention of passengers, the captain of the Titanic asked the leader of the orchestra to start playing. Eight professional musicians, understanding what they are playing last time in life, gave out clear rhythmic sounds of jazz that drowned out the sounds of screams coming from the third deck and the shots of revolvers. So, when the last boats were lowered, panic began, and the ship's officers had to use weapons. In the engine room, work did not stop until the last. So mechanics and stokers made every effort to ensure that the liner was provided with electric lighting for the operation of the radio station. The Titanic did not stop sending requests for rescue to ships that were near the liner.

The ship "Carpathia" was the first to respond to the SOS signal, which rushed to the rescue at maximum speed. Within two hours, 712 people were picked up, and the remaining 1,495 people died. People who did not get on the boats jumped into the water wearing life jackets, but the water was icy, so even a healthy man could only survive in such conditions for about an hour. Also near the scene of the tragedy were two more ships. Fishermen on the schooner Samson were engaged in shadow sealing, so when they saw the white signal lights of the Titanic, they thought it was the Coast Guard and hurried away from this place. If the liner had red signal lights, then more lives could be saved. At the same time, the captain of the Californian, seeing the lights, thought of fireworks being set off on the Titanic. The ship's radio station was not working, as the radio operator was resting after the watch. For failure to provide assistance in the sinking of the Titanic, the captain of the Californian was stripped of his rank.

Survivors and dead

Almost all the women and children who lived in the cabins of the first and second classes were saved, unlike the passengers and their babies from the lower decks, who were blocked from exiting. As a percentage, 20% of men and 74% of all women were saved. 56 children survived, which was slightly more than half of the total. Lillian Gertrud Asplund, an American who witnessed the sinking of the Titanic, died in 2006. At that time she was five years old, and in this terrible disaster she lost her father and brothers. It is worth noting that they were third-class passengers. In boat number 15, her mother and three-year-old brother escaped with her. Lillian rarely spoke about the tragedy and always avoided questions and public attention. In May 2009, at the age of 97, the last passenger of the Titanic, who at the time of the shipwreck was only two and a half years old, died.

Crash hypotheses

Versions about the causes of the crash were completely different. But experts clearly name a few of them. The Titanic was built in the shortest possible time and had many shortcomings. So, when building a ship, in some places they used pins made of base material, which was brittle. Therefore, after colliding with an iceberg, the ship cracked the hull exactly where the low-grade steel rods were used. Due to the huge dimensions and weight of the Titanic, it was clumsy, so he could not dodge the obstacle.

Exploration of the shipwreck

On September 1, 1985, the sunken remains of the liner were discovered by an expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard, director of the Woods Hole Institute of Oceanology in Massachusetts. The depth of occurrence at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean was 3750 meters. The wreck was located 13 miles west of the coordinates where the Titanic had transmitted an SOS signal. The remains of the liner received protection from the 2001 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Underwater cultural heritage in April 2012, one hundred years after the flood. Thus, the ship has protection from plunder, destruction and sale. Such measures are necessary to ensure proper treatment of the remains of the dead. In August 2001, the shipwreck was investigated by diving to the Titanic on the Russian deep-sea submersibles Mir-1 and Mir-2. The initiators of this was director James Cameron. Thanks to the use of small remote-controlled submersibles "Jack" and "Elwood", unique material was filmed, which formed the basis documentary film"Ghosts of the Abyss: Titanic" (2003), where you can see the remains of the ship from the inside. In 1997, the public saw the film Titanic, which won an Oscar. In the creation of the film, footage from the underwater shooting of the liner was used, capturing its interior and exterior.

Despite the fact that many years have passed since the crash of the liner, this topic is still relevant. So the millionaire from Australia, Clive Palmer, announced to the whole world about his desire to build a copy of the sunken ship and create a cruise ship"Titanic-2". Hypothetically, the object will be ready by 2016. He will have four steam pipes, like its analogue, but at the same time equipped with modern running and navigation equipment.

Film "Ghosts of the Abyss" (2003)

For the first time, the Titanic hit the headlines as the largest ship in the history of mankind, and its first voyage was to make a long journey across the Atlantic in April 1912. As everyone knows, instead of a triumphant voyage, the history of shipping was supplemented by the greatest disaster. On its fourth day of travel 105 years ago, 643 kilometers off the coast of Nova Scotia, the ship collided with an iceberg and sank within 2 hours and 40 minutes. On that terrible day, 1,500 passengers died, who mostly died not from injuries or asphyxia, but from hypothermia. Few managed to survive in the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean, the temperature of which in April 1912 dropped to -2 ° C. Don't be surprised, water may well remain liquid in this cold, given that in the ocean it is a solution of salt with other nutrients, and not pure H2O.

But if you study the history of the Titanic more deeply, you will also find stories about people who, during an unforeseen catastrophe, acted decisively, avoided death and helped other drowning people. Over 700 people survived the disaster, although for some of them it was a fluke. Here are 10 stories of survivors of the most tragic disaster in the Atlantic.

10. Frank Prentice - Crew Member (Warehouse Assistant)

Just before the Titanic finally sank, the ship's stern briefly rose into the air perpendicular to the water level. At the same time, team member Frank Prentice, one of the last people on the ship, along with 2 of his comrades, decided to jump off the sinking liner into cold water. One of his colleagues hit the Titanic propeller during the fall, but Prentice managed to fly 30 meters to the very water, where the lifeless body of a friend was already waiting for him. Fortunately, Frank was soon picked up by a lifeboat.

It is easy to verify Prentice's story, especially since his clock stopped at exactly 2:20, which is exact time final sinking of the Titanic in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Remarkably, Prentice survived another shipwreck a few years later while serving aboard the warship Oceanic during World War I.

9. Eight Chinese passengers from the third class

It may surprise you, but if you read the reports of the large-scale evacuation of the sinking Titanic, you will realize that at first it was a very civilized process. All the passengers obediently obeyed the orders of the crew of the ship, and many of them were glad to give their places in the lifeboats to women and children. They did it voluntarily and without coercion. Panic did not deprive people of prudence and honor. At least not all of them, and not all at once.

But if you want to know how passengers survived an early 20th century shipwreck with a more practical approach to testing, you might be interested in hearing about the 8 Chinese immigrants who boarded the legendary ship all on the same ticket. It was a group of people from Guangzhou who lost their jobs due to the coal crisis and sailed home to Hong Kong.

In various immigration reports, their names have changed, but today this is no longer important. When the iceberg struck, seven of them crept into the lifeboats before the lifeboats were directed to the landing pads. The Chinese hid in boats under blankets, and for a long time remained unnoticed. Five of them survived. The eighth Chinese also suffered a shipwreck - he was picked up by lifeboat number 14 (which also saved Harold Phillimore, whom we will talk about a little later). Saving 6 people from a group of 8 comrades is a good statistic, but it is difficult to call their behavior heroic.

8. Olaus Jorgensen Abelzeth - Second Class Passenger

Olaus Jorgensen Abelseth was a Norwegian shepherd who worked on a livestock farm in South Dakota(South Dakota). He was returning from a trip home after visiting relatives, and in April 1912 boarded the Titanic with five members of his family.

During the evacuation from the Titanic, people were seated in lifeboats for certain reasons. An adult male could only get on board a lifeboat if he had good experience in navigation, which would be useful for managing a watercraft in the waters open ocean. There were only 20 lifeboats, and each of them had to be attended by at least one experienced sailor.

Abelset had six years of sailing experience, a former fisherman, and was offered a place on another boat, but the man refused. And all because some of his relatives could not swim, and Olaus Jorgensen decided to stay with them to take care of the survival of his family. When the Titanic completely sank, and Olaus' relatives were washed into the water, the man remained afloat in the cold ocean for 20 minutes until he was rescued. When Abelset was in the boat, he actively helped rescue other shipwreck victims, pumping out the frozen ones in the icy water.

7. Hugh Woolner and Maurits Bjornström-Steffanszoon - First Class Passengers

Hugh Woolner and Mauritz Björnström-Steffansson were sitting in the smoking room when they heard about the iceberg collision. The gentlemen escorted their girlfriend to the lifeboats and helped the crew of the Titanic to get the women and children onto the lifeboats. Hugh and Maurits were on the lower deck when they decided to jump into the last boat while it was descending. Their jump was made 15 minutes before the final sinking of the Titanic, so it was a now or never attempt.

Bjornström-Steffanszoon successfully jumped into the boat, but Woolner was less fortunate and missed. However, the man managed to grab onto the edge of the boat, and his friend managed to stop Hugh while he hung over the ocean. Ultimately, Woolner was helped into the boat. It was a rescue full of drama.

6. Charles Join - crew member (chief baker)

Most of the victims of the Titanic crash died of hypothermia (hypothermia) within 15 to 30 minutes in icy water, but Charles Joughin is real proof that there are exceptions to every rule. Join was drunk when the steamer hit an iceberg. Despite the extreme conditions and his drunken state, the baker greatly helped other drowning people, throwing deck chairs and chairs overboard the Titanic so that people had something to grab on to and not drown. After the liner finally submerged, Charles drifted in the area of ​​​​the crash site for more than two hours, until he was nailed to one of the rescue boats.

Survival experts attribute Joinin's success to the fact that the alcohol increased his body temperature, as well as the fact that, as the baker himself claimed, he tried not to submerge his head in ice water. Some critics doubt that the man was in the water for that long, but the fact remains that Join has witnesses from the lifeboat.

5. Richard Norris Williams - First Class Passenger

Richard Norris Williams was traveling with his father first class and together they sailed to a tennis tournament. After the iceberg collision happened, both of them kept their cool, demanding that the bar be opened, and spent some time at the gym. The Williamses even managed to help one passenger when they realized that it was not the time to chill.

As a result, Richard had a chance to watch as his father was covered by a chimney and swept into the sea by one of the waves, which washed away the Collapsible A model collapsible boat into the ocean. It was one of 2 last boats aboard the sinking Titanic, and the crew did not physically have time to prepare both of these life-saving appliances for landing people in them and proper launching.

Later, on board the British steamship Carpathia, the first to come to the rescue of the victims of the Titanic, doctors advised the surviving Norris to amputate both frostbitten legs. The athlete opposed the recommendations of the doctors, and contrary to the initial forecasts of the doctors, not only did he not lose his legs, but also restored their functionality. Moreover, the man returned to the sport of tennis and won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. In addition, he was decorated for meritorious service in the First World War.

4 Rhoda "Rose" Abbott - Third Class Passenger

Everyone knows the “women and children first” maritime rule, but not everyone knows how strict it was. If a boy was over 13, he was no longer considered a child. This did not sit well with third-class passenger Rhoda Abbott, who was not going to give up her two sons, 13 and 16 years old. Abbott gave away a place on the boat so that she could stay with her children until the end. She was a woman of strong convictions, a member of the Christian humanitarian mission The Salvation Army and a single mother. Rhoda grabbed each child's hand and together they jumped over the side of the sinking ship.

Unfortunately, both of her sons drowned, and the mother-heroine surfaced without them. Like Richard Norris Williams, Rosa hopped aboard the capsized Collapsible A. Her legs suffered from hypothermia almost as badly as the legs of a tennis player. Abbott spent 2 weeks in the hospital, but that doesn't change the fact that she was the only woman alive after swimming in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of the Titanic crash.

3. Harold Charles Phillimore - crew member (steward)

The famous character of Rose Decatur, played by Kate Winslet in the James Cameron film, was fictional, but the prototype of this romantic story could be an example of the steward Harold Charles Phillimore (Harold Charles Phillimore).

The man was found clinging to floating debris amidst a sea of ​​corpses as the last lifeboat arrived at the crash site in search of survivors. Phillimore shared part of a drifting wooden beam with another passenger, which in Cameron's story Rosa Decatur did not do, allowing the love of her life to die of hypothermia. After a tragic shipwreck, Harold Phillimore continued his nautical career, achieved outstanding success and earned medals for his service in the Navy during the First World War.

2. Harold Bride - Representative of Marconi Wireless

Harold Bride was one of two telegraph operators of the British company Marconi Wireless, whose task was to provide communication between the ship's passengers and the mainland. Bride was also responsible for navigational messages and warnings from other ships. At the time of the crash, Harold and his colleague James Phillips were allowed to leave their post in order to be rescued as soon as possible, but both of them kept the Titanic in touch with the rest of the world until the last minutes of the legendary steamer.

The telegraph operators worked until the water began to fill their cabin. Then they realized that it was time to leave the ship. Colleagues boarded the last lifeboat, known as Collapsible B. Unfortunately, during the launch, she turned upside down, and all her passengers were in freezing water. Harold Bride got so bad in his legs that he struggled to climb a rescue ladder aboard the British steamship Carpathia when it arrived at the scene of the accident to help the surviving victims.

On the way to his rescue, Harold swam past a dead body, which turned out to be his comrade James Phillips, who died this terrible night from hypothermia. Subsequently, Bride did not enjoy talking in public about what happened because he was "deeply affected by the whole experience, especially the loss of his colleague and friend Jack Phyllis."

1. Charles Lightoller - Captain Second Rank

Charles Lightoller began his maritime career at the age of 13, and by the time he served on the Titanic as a captain second rank, he had seen a lot. Before entering into a contract with the British shipping company White Star, which owned giant steamer, Lightoller has already survived a shipwreck in Australia, a cyclone in the Indian Ocean, and a hitchhiking trip from Western Canada all the way to England after participating in unsuccessful exploration of gold-bearing places in the Yukon (Yukon).

When the Titanic hit the iceberg, Lightoller was one of the first to launch lifeboats into the water. At about 2:00 (20 minutes before the liner was completely flooded), his superiors ordered him to get into the boat and save himself, to which Charles bravely replied something like this: “no, I’m not damn likely to do it” (not damn likely).

In the end, he ended up in the water, swam to the overturned Collapsible B, which we already mentioned above, and helped maintain order and morale among the survivors. The officer made sure that the boat did not capsize again with all the passengers on board, and seated people so that no one was washed away into the icy ocean.

Captain Second Rank Charles Lightoller was the very last person to be rescued from the Titanic into the Atlantic Ocean, and he was taken aboard the Carpathia almost four hours after rescuers from other ships appeared. In addition, he was the most senior among all the surviving crew members, and, according to the charter, participated in the hearings of the US Congress on the tragic sinking of the Titanic.

More than 100 years have passed since the tragic sinking of the Titanic. Largely thanks to the efforts of James Cameron and his film - one of the highest grossing and rated in history, everyone learned about this ship. But despite the fact that every first person on our planet heard about the Titanic, many of the fundamental details associated with the catastrophe on April 14, 1912 are still little known. Let's correct this omission.

The weather was perfect

On the day of the sinking of the Titanic, absolute calm reigned in the sea

It is easy enough to imagine how the Titanic liner struggles with high waves, how fog and downpour hide an iceberg, which subsequently sent the ship to the bottom. But it wasn't like that at all. When the Titanic was heading to the place of her death, the weather was beautiful, one might even say frighteningly calm. There was no wind or waves, and the surface of the sea was perfectly smooth, like a mirror. Perhaps the fine weather contributed to the tragedy.

Even a slight swell on the water surface could push the phosphorescent plankton right up to the edges of the iceberg, and they could be noticed in advance. The second captain of the Titanic, Charles Lightoller, singled out the absence of luminous plankton as one of the causes of the disaster. Perhaps the absolute calm also prevented the abrupt change in temperature that always warns the crew of a dangerous approach to an iceberg.

Unfortunately, by the time Frederick Fleet, looking ahead, spotted a block of ice directly ahead, it was already too late to avoid a collision. In the course of an investigation conducted in 1912, experts found that from the moment the iceberg was discovered, the steamer had only 37 seconds left to change course. Other experts said that the time was a little more - about 65 seconds. In any case, the Titanic was doomed, because even if the “complete stop” command had been given, the liner would have been moving by inertia for about 3.5 minutes.

As luck would have it, immediately after the accident, a strong cold wind arose, which literally froze people who were fighting for life in icy water.

This is interesting: In total, 1514 people on board (including the crew) were killed in the crash of the Titanic, 710 were saved. 76% of women, 51% of children and only 18% of men were able to survive. Of the 908 crew members, 696 were killed.

The whole trip was accompanied by a fire

It turns out that the Titanic was on fire all the time.

Shortly before the first and, unfortunately, the last voyage, a fire broke out in one of the steamer's coal bunkers. Investigators investigating the causes of the disaster were able to prove that the fire was still raging when the Titanic headed for New York, creating a potential danger to everyone on board.

The surviving stoker John Dilly said: "We were unable to put out the fire, and the stokers said that when we disembarked passengers, it would be necessary to empty all the large coal bunkers, and then call fireboats to help us put out the fire." John claims that the flames were extinguished only when an ice block tore the hull. Water instantly flooded the bunkers.

Some other crew members claim that the fire was successfully extinguished on the morning of April 14 - on that fateful day. Be that as it may, the Titanic burned throughout its maiden voyage. It is not certain that the fire would have been catastrophic, as the designers designed the steel bunkers to withstand coal fires. Nevertheless, the risks increased manifold.

Interesting: White Star Line Managing Director Bruce Ismay later claimed that John Pierpont Morgan, the owner of IMM, which owned the Titanic, forced the crew to sail at top speed in order to “sail to New York and disembark people before the inevitable explosions happen.”

By the way, Morgan himself was supposed to be among the passengers, but for some reason changed his mind a few minutes before departure and got off the ship.

The tragic prediction of disaster by William Steed

William Steed - the man who foresaw the catastrophe ... And died in it

Even 26 years before the sinking of the Titanic, British journalist William Steed wrote a fictional story about the sinking of a large Atlantic mail steamer. In the work, most of the passengers drowned due to a shortage of lifeboats. With this story, Steed wanted to draw public attention to the fact that the crews of the ships are not required to have enough lifeboats to save all the passengers on board.

William Steed returned to this theme again in 1892. In the climactic chapter, the ship crosses the Atlantic Ocean with hundreds of tourists on board. Here is an excerpt: “There was a roar, as if a steamer had run into ice. The propellers spun, cutting through the ice blocks. All the passengers carefully climbed onto the deck. The weather was damp and very cold. Every half minute a whistle blew from somewhere in the mist. The roar of the steamer grinding against the side and the ice being crushed by the propellers did not allow talking and being heard. But suddenly a desperate cry was heard from the darkness: “Iceberg on the starboard side!”.

Steed died 20 years later on board the Titanic...

Captain Edward Smith

Captain Edward Smith was shocked when he realized that all passengers could not be saved

The captain of the infamous ship, Edward John Smith, has been the subject of dozens of legends since the day he sank with the Titanic. Many claim that he managed to personally save the life of a child before dying. But it is worth noting that his heroic image is slightly embellished.

In addition to ignoring iceberg warnings and not keeping the Titanic at a reasonable speed, Smith also allowed several lifeboats to leave the Titanic half empty. It is known that in the first boat that departed (out of sixteen), designed for 65 people, there were only 28 passengers, in the second - 36, in the third - 32, in the fourth and fifth - 28 each.

It is said that when Smith learned that the Titanic could not be kept afloat, he realized that even with the maximum load on the boats, at least 1,000 people would remain on the sinking ship. The realization of this fact horrified him. The captain temporarily lost his resolve: he did not demand an early evacuation, did not organize the work of the team, gave only vague and contradictory orders, did not answer the officers and sailors who asked him about something. Edward Smith did not give the order to load the boats to the maximum due to their shortage, did not follow the evacuation and the accuracy of the execution of his orders.

Later, when the last boat was launched, Smith walked the boat deck for the last time. He ordered all crew members to stop working and try to save themselves. The captain repeated "From now on, it's every man for himself."

This is interesting: When the Titanic sank, only a few survived out of hundreds of people who were in the water. Crew members Charles Lightoller, Jack Thayer, Archibald Gracie and about 30 others managed to climb onto the upside down collapsible boat. Realizing the danger of the complete flooding of the boat, they were forced to repel people floating nearby with oars, ignoring pleas for help. Later in his book, Gracie admired the behavior of those left in the icy water: “I did not hear a single reproach after the refusal to help. Rejections were met with courageous words: “Okay, good luck guys, and God bless you!”.

Only in 2012 it became known that Smith at one time could not pass the navigation test on the first attempt. He managed to do this only in 1888. However, the initial failure was perhaps a bad omen.

The only Japanese on board

Masabumi Hosono in Japan was hated and greeted as a coward

The only Japanese passenger on the Titanic is civil servant Masabumi Hosono. Before boarding a steamer and starting his journey home, he studied rail systems in Europe for several months. As the Titanic began to sink, Hosono made his way to the upper deck to face death with dignity. He understood that there was practically no chance of survival, because the crew members put only women and children into the boats, and the men were driven away, threatening with a gun. Unexpectedly, Hosono found that he could save himself.

The opportunity arose when a crew member called out that there were 2 empty seats left in the lowered lifeboat. Seeing someone jump into the water, Hosono did the same. If he could have known what consequences this would lead to in the future, he might have preferred to die.

It was then believed that it was better for a worthy man to die with honor than to survive in a shameful manner. After returning to Japan, Hosono was branded as a coward and hated by almost the entire country. He was fired from his government job, albeit a few years later, and hired back. Negative Feedback about the Asian who escaped in boat number 13, allow us to conclude that it was Hosono.

This is interesting: The temperature of the water overboard was -2°C (freezing threshold). Some people, once in it, died of a heart attack immediately. Others died in about half an hour. At first, due to severe hypothermia, severe trembling appeared, then the pulse and body temperature slowed down. Soon the man lost consciousness and died.

In 1997, Masabumi's reputation was partially restored when a handwritten description of the tragedy was found among his belongings. In a letter to his wife, Hosono mentioned that he was in boat number 10. If this is true, then he could not be that Asian.

Real Titanic necklace

The "Heart of the Ocean" necklace actually existed

In the movie Titanic, a magnificent necklace was mentioned called the "Heart of the Ocean". You might think that this is an invention of the director. But it turns out that a similar story happened on a real ship: passenger Kate Philips was presented with a valuable sapphire necklace by her lover Henry Morley.

A wealthy 40-year-old pastry shop owner fell in love with 19-year-old Kate, who worked as an assistant for his competitor. Soon Morley decided to leave his wife and little daughter for Kate. The couple boarded the Titanic to escape and start a new life in California. On the night of the disaster, Kate managed to board the last lifeboat. And Henry Morley died.

After 9 months, Kate gave birth to a baby, whom she named Ellen. It wasn't until the age of 76 that Ellen learned that her father was one of the dead passengers on the Titanic. When she talked to her mother about it, she learned that Kate still had that same sapphire necklace.

Mistakes and theories

Perhaps the Supermoon is to blame for the disaster

Researchers have repeatedly tried to figure out why the Titanic collided with ice block. Immediately after the disaster, British and American experts decided that the ship was moving too fast. At low speed, the damage would be much less, and the chances of avoiding a collision would increase. And so the iceberg, like a can opener, ripped open 5 bow compartments of the Titanic. During the collision, 6 holes appeared in the starboard skin, the total length of which reached 90 meters.

This is interesting: The hull of the liner was divided into 16 watertight compartments using 15 bulkheads built across the ship. The designers calculated that the Titanic would be able to stay afloat in case of flooding of any 2 compartments or 4 adjacent ones (bow or stern) at the same time.

In 2010, journalist Louise Patton, granddaughter of one of the Titanic's officers, suggested that the ship would have avoided the collision if, after reporting the iceberg, Robert Hitchins, the helmsman, had not panicked and first turned the rudder to opposite side. Louise is certain that her grandfather colluded with the other crew members in an attempt to keep this mistake a secret. The truth could destroy the reputation of the White Star Line and all its colleagues.

At the same time, two astronomers from the University of Texas suggest that a rare "Supermoon" may have caused the movement of the iceberg. Note that the "Supermoon" occurs when, at the time of the full moon, our satellite approaches the Earth at the very close quarters. It is known that on January 4, 1912, the Moon approached the Earth at the smallest distance in the last 1.5 thousand years. This happened the day after the so-called perihelion of the Earth (the maximum approach of the planet to the Sun). As a result of the joint gravitational influence of the Sun and the Moon, unusually strong tidal forces could appear. Astronomers believe that powerful flows of water set in motion many icebergs along the path of the Titanic, this created all the prerequisites for a catastrophe.

Elizabeth Shutes

Elisabeth Shutes claims to have smelled ice before the crash

Titanic passenger Elizabeth Shutes claimed that shortly before the disaster, she was shocked by the smell of ice, which prevented her from sleeping normally. He reminded her of a huge ice cave, which Shutes once visited. Elizabeth survived and later wrote her own account of the tragedy.

Shutes was the governess of 19-year-old first class passenger Margaret Gramm. When the liner vibrated for the first time and shuddered slightly, the girl was not very worried about this, being sure that nothing threatened the huge ship. Elizabeth was lying in her cabin when her friend knocked on the door, saying that she saw through the window of her cabin huge iceberg with which the liner collided. Then Elizabeth asked the stewards if this was true, but received a negative answer.

Only after the first class passengers were herded to the upper deck did Shutes realize the gravity of the situation. As she wrote in her memoirs, there were only 36 people in the lifeboat in which she was (despite the fact that it was designed for 65 seats). Elizabeth was almost forced into the boat against her will. The girl wanted to stay on the ship, because she did not believe that such huge liner may drown. But when the boat sailed a sufficient distance, the Titanic broke into 2 parts and disappeared under water in a matter of seconds.

Parallels with the crash of the Costa Concordia

Is there a connection between death Costa Concordia' and 'Titanic'?

This is interesting: Many people draw parallels between death Italian ship Costa Concordia and the sinking of the Titanic. First, some survivors of the Concordia claimed that Celine Dion's famous song "My Heart Will Go On" was playing in the dining room when the ship hit the rock. Second, both liners met their end 100 years apart.

There are other strange coincidences as well. The baptism of both ships was unsuccessful - a bottle of champagne did not break on board the Costa Concordia. They say that the same thing happened at one time with the Titanic. Both disasters were caused by human error. Finally, both ships were sailing at maximum speed at the time of the disaster.

Perhaps the most significant difference is the reputation of the two captains. When people remember the captain of the Titanic, Edward Smith, as a hero who died along with the ship and before that saved the life of a child, only curses are heard against Francesco Shchetino. Shchetino, together with the second officer, fled from the ship when there were still 300 passengers on board who could have been saved.

optical illusions

Distress signals from the Titanic were interpreted by the crew of a nearby vessel as mirages.

Distress signals were sent from the sinking Titanic several times. In addition, 8 flares were launched. Closest to the crash site, the California ship ignored the missiles, even though they brightly lit up the night sky. Later, the captain of the California lost his job due to the scandal, because many people believed that he deliberately ignored the signals. But further investigations into the causes of the Titanic disaster allow us to give a more plausible explanation for its behavior - the refraction of light.

It is important to note that on the night of April 14-15, the Titanic sailed through areas of the so-called thermal inversion. It causes incorrect refraction of light, which causes mirages to appear. According to historian Tim Maltin, dozens of mirages were observed from several ships that were close to the accident site on the fateful night. Maltin is confident that the temperature conditions caused the light to be anomalously refraction. This may explain, for example, why the Titanic's lookouts reported that the ship was moving towards the iceberg too late.

These mirages kept the California crew from correctly interpreting the distress signals. Maltin made this conclusion in 2012, 20 years after the British government officially closed its own investigation into the influence of light refraction on the death of the Titanic.

The sinking of the Titanic, more than a hundred years later, remains one of the most famous disasters in history. The dramatic events that took place on board the ship on the night of April 15, 1912, were reflected in art. Interest in the death of a ship considered unsinkable does not weaken even today. Hundreds of books, thousands of articles, documentaries and feature films have been written about the Titanic. And in memory of the victims of the disaster in different countries erected monuments and memorials.

More than 100 years have passed since the terrible disaster of one of the largest liners of its time. But until now, the world does not know all the secrets that the huge, and seemingly indestructible Titanic hides. How the ship sank, the material will tell.

Giants fight

The 20th century became the century technical progress. Skyscrapers, cars, movies - everything developed at an uncanny pace. The process also affected the ships.

In the market in the early 1900s, there was a lot of competition for customers between the two large companies. Cunard Line and White Star Line, two hostile transatlantic carriers, have been competing for the right to be the leader in their field for several years in a row. opened up interesting opportunities for companies, so over the years their ships became larger, faster and more magnificent.

Why and how the Titanic sank is still a mystery. There are many versions. The most daring of them is a scam. It was held by the aforementioned Star Line company.

But he opened the world of amazing liners "Cunard Line". By their order, two extraordinary steamships "Mauritania" and "Lusitania" were built. The audience was amazed by their grandeur. The length is about 240 m, the width is 25 m, the height from the waterline to the boat deck is 18 m. (But after a few years, the dimensions of the Titanic surpassed these parameters). Two twin giants were launched in 1906 and 1907. They won first places in prestigious competitions and beat all speed records.

For the competitors of "Kunard Line" it became a matter of honor to give a worthy answer.

The fate of the troika

The White Star Line was founded in 1845. During the years of the gold rush, she made money by flying from Britain to Australia. Throughout the years, the company competed with Cunard Line. Therefore, after the Lusitania and Mauritania were launched, the Star Line engineers were tasked with creating fantastic designs that would surpass the offspring of competitors. The final decision was made in 1909. This is how the idea of ​​three ships of the Olympic class was born. The order was carried out by Harland and Wolfe.

This maritime organization was famous all over the world for the quality of its ships, comfort and luxury. Speed ​​was not a priority. Several times "Star Line" proved not by word but by deed that it cares about customers. So, in 1909, when two liners collided, their ship stood on the water for another two days, which proved its quality. However, the trio of “Olympic” misfortune befell. repeatedly got into accidents. So, in 1911, it collided with the Hawk cruiser, from which it received a 14-meter hole and went for repairs. Misfortune befell the Titanic. He found himself at the bottom of the ocean in 1912. "Britanic" caught the First World War, where he played the role of a hospital, and in 1916 he was blown up by a German mine.

Miracle of the Seas

Now we can safely say that great ambitions were the reason why the Titanic crashed.

The construction of the second of three Olympic-class vessels was not without casualties. 1500 people worked on the project. The conditions were not easy. There was little concern for safety. Due to the fact that they had to work at a height, many builders broke down. About 250 people were seriously injured. The wounds of eight men were incompatible with life.

The dimensions of the Titanic were astounding. Its length was 269 m, width 28 m, height 18 m. It could reach speeds of up to 23 knots.

On the day the liner was launched, 10,000 spectators, including VIP guests and the press, gathered on the embankment to see an unusually large ship,

The date of the first flight was previously announced. The voyage was scheduled for March 20, 1912. But due to the collision of the first ship in September 1911 with the Hawk cruiser, some of the workers were transferred to the Olympic. The flight was automatically rescheduled for April 10. It is from this date that the fateful story of the Titanic begins.

fatal ticket

Its height was equal to an eleven-story building, and its length was four blocks of the city. Telephones, elevators, its own electrical grid, a garden, a hospital, shops - all this was placed on the ship. Luxurious halls, exquisite restaurants, a library, a swimming pool and a gym - everything was available to high society, first class passengers. Other clients lived more modestly. Most expensive tickets cost, in today's exchange rate, more than $50,000. Economical option from

The history of the Titanic is the history of different layers of the then society. Expensive cabins were occupied by successful, famous personalities. Tickets for the second class were bought by engineers, journalists, representatives of the clergy. The cheapest decks were for expats.

Landing began at 9:30 am on 10 April in London. After several planned stops, the liner headed for New York. A total of 2,208 people boarded.

tragic meeting

Immediately after entering the ocean, the team realized that there were no binoculars on the ship. The key to the box they were kept in was missing. The ship followed the safest route. It was chosen according to the season. In the spring, the water was full of icebergs, but theoretically they could not seriously damage the liner. Nevertheless, the captain gave the order to drive the Titanic at full speed. How the ship sank, which, according to the owners, could not be sunk, was later told by passengers who were lucky enough to survive.

The first days of sailing were quiet. But already on April 14, radio operators received repeated warnings about icebergs, which were largely ignored. In addition, the temperature dropped significantly at night. As you know, the team did without binoculars, and such a grandiose ship was not equipped with searchlights. Therefore, the lookout noticed the iceberg only 650 meters away. The man signaled to the bridge, where First Officer Murdoch gave the order: "Turn left" and "Reverse." This was followed by the command: "To the right." But the clumsy ship was slow to maneuver. The board collided with an iceberg. That is why the Titanic crashed.

Distress signal not heard

The collision happened at 23:40, when people were almost all asleep. On the upper deck, the impact was invisible. But the bottom was pretty shocked. Ice perforated 5 sections, they instantly began to fill with water. In general, the length of the hole was 90 meters. The designer said that with such damage, the ship would last a little more than an hour. The crew was preparing for an emergency evacuation. The radio operators broadcast an SOS signal.

The captain gave the order to put women and children in the boats. The team itself also wanted to survive, so strong sailors took oars in their hands. The wealthy passengers of the Titanic were the first to escape. But there wasn't enough room for everyone.

From the very beginning, the liner was not sufficiently equipped with everything necessary. A maximum of 1,100 people could be saved. In the first minutes it was completely imperceptible that the ship began to sink, so the relaxed passengers did not understand what was happening and reluctantly climbed into the half-empty boats.

The last moments of the miracle ship

When the nose of the liner tilted heavily, mass panic increased among the passengers.

The third class was left closed in its unit. Riots began, and people in horror tried to escape, as best they could. The guards tried to restore order and frightened the crowd with pistol shots.

At that time, the steamship Californian was passing nearby, but she did not receive a signal for help from a neighboring vessel. Their radio operator overslept messages. How the Titanic sank, and with what speed it went to the bottom, only Carpathia knew, which headed towards them.

Despite the distress signals given, independent attempts to escape did not stop. Pumps pumped out water, there was still electricity. At 2:15 the pipe fell. Then the light went out. Experts believe that the liner was torn in half, because the bow took on water and sank. The stern first rose up, and then, under the pressure of its own weight, the ship broke.

Cold in the abyss

The nose sank quickly. Feed in a few minutes also went under water. But at the same time, its lining, body, furniture floated up. At 2:20 a.m., the great ship Titanic was completely submerged. How the ship sank, dozens of feature films and documentaries are shown today.

Some passengers tried hard to survive. Dozens jumped off in vests into the black abyss. But the ocean was merciless to man. Almost everyone froze to death. After some time, two boats returned, but only a few survived at the scene. An hour later, the Carpathia arrived and picked up those who remained.

The captain went down with the ship. 712 people were saved from all those who bought a ticket for the Titanic. Those who died in 1496 were mostly representatives of the third class, people who, on this journey, wanted to touch something unrealizable and desirable.

Scam of the century

Two vessels of the Olympic class were built according to the same project. After the first ship set sail, all its shortcomings came out. So, the management decided to add some details to the Titanic. They reduced the place for walking, completed the cabins. A café has been added to the restaurant. To protect passengers from bad weather, the deck was closed. As a result, an external difference appeared, although earlier it could not be distinguished from the Olympic liner.

The version that the Titanic was under water was not accidental, was published by Robin Rardiner, an expert in shipping matters. According to his theory, the older and battered Olympic was sent to sail.

Ship change

The first liner was launched without insurance. Having survived several accidents, he became an unpleasant burden for the company. Permanent repairs required enormous funds. After the damage inflicted on him by the cruiser, the ship was again sent on vacation. Then it was decided to replace old ship new, which was insured and very similar to the Titanic. How the liner sank is known, but few people know that after the tragedy, the White Star Line company received round compensation.

It wasn't hard to create a disaster. Both ships were in the same place. The Olympic received a cosmetic overhaul, rebuilt the deck and stuck a new name. The hole was patched with cheap steel, which weakens in icy water.

Confirmation of the theory

An important proof of the veracity of the version is indisputable facts. For example, the fact that the world's magnates and successful, rich people abruptly and for no reason abandoned the long-awaited trip the day before. Among them was the owner of the company, John Pierpont Morgan. A total of 55 first class customers canceled their tickets. Also, all expensive paintings, jewelry, gold reserves and treasures were removed from the liner. The idea arises that the privileged passengers of the Titanic knew some secret.

Interestingly, Edward John Smith, who still sailed on the Olympic, was appointed captain. He repeatedly noted that this was his last flight in his life. Those around him took the words literally, as the sailor was about to retire. Researchers believe that this was a punishment to the commander for past mistakes on the previous ship.

Many questions also arise because of the first assistant to the captain, William Murdoch, who ordered to turn to the left and turn on the reverse gear. The correct solution in such a situation would be to go straight and wrinkle your nose. In this case, the Titanic would not have ended up at the bottom.

mummy's curse

For years, stories have circulated that untold treasures were left on board. Among them is the mummy of the seer of Pharaoh Amenhotep. Even 3000 years ago, a woman predicted that her body would fall under water and this would happen under the screams of innocent dead people. But skeptics do not consider the prophecy to be true, although they do not exclude the possibility that the secrets of the Titanic have not yet been discovered.

There is also such a version: the catastrophe was planned to suspend the technical But this theory is even less plausible than the myth of the mummy.

The ruins lie at a depth of 3750 meters. Dozens of grandiose dives were carried out to the liner. James Cameron, the film director of the famous film, has repeatedly been in the research group.

A century has passed, and the secrets of the Titanic are still of interest and excite humanity.