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March 9, 2021 Uncategorized

Why ‘Superior Mirage’ images are echoes of Titanic tragedy

The above photograph of a Superior Mirage near the Isle of Skye in Northwest Scotland, with the Isle of Harris

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January 10, 2021 Uncategorized

Mirage text from 1820 sheds new light on Titanic disaster

In 1820, polar explorer and scientist William Scoresby published “An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description

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January 5, 2021 Titanic

The hidden cause of the Titanic disaster

The hidden cause of the Titanic disaster. In this blog post Tim Maltin and Professor Andrew T. Young reveal the real cause of this tragedy, 104 years after the event – abnormal refraction.

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April 20, 2016 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: Her head was facing north

Turn to starboard left Titanic facing north. The abnormal refraction at Titanic’s wreck site also led to the failure of Californian to come to her aid.

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April 8, 2015 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: “Much refraction on horizon”

Miraging and abnormal refraction were recorded by other ships, including the Deutschland and the Niagra, in the area where the Titanic sank.

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February 4, 2015 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: High Pressure

Unusually high pressure in the North Atlantic on the night Titanic sank was particularly conducive to abnormal refraction of the light.

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