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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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A Very Deceiving Night
May 23, 2018 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: Conclusion

Deceiving night caused Captain Lord to conclude that Titanic was a nearby cargo ship with no wireless and a slack crew who would not reply to his Morse lamp

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August 16, 2017 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: Too near for wireless

Captain Lord of the Californian concluded that Titanic did not have a wireless and therefore did not believe it was the Titanic at all.

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August 24, 2016 Titanic

A 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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February 17, 2016 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: Camouflaged iceberg

Californian Captain Lord only 1.5 miles from the field ice, when he first noticed it, but it was a camouflaged iceberg, hidden by miraging haze.

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