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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Tag: Captain lord
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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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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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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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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