Looming made the Titanic appear nearer but it did not change her angular size, thus making her appear to the Californian to be smaller than she really was.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Imaginary light
Survivors in Titanic’s lifeboats described the Californian as an imaginary light, getting very close to the truth about the looming Californian that night
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Witnesses on the Titanic said the Californian masthead lights seemed to gradually approach and approach, and then recede again, before vanishing completely
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Where was the Californian?
The California Titanic distance apart is a key factor the night Titanic sank. Influence of south-running Labrador Current.
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: We were swinging, but very, very slowly
The stationary Californian was equally confusing to Titanic, because Californian was gradually swinging clockwise, through south
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: When she stopped her lights seemed to go out
Californian Captain Lord did not have a full broadside view of the Titanic because she had swung round to just present her port bow.
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