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March 21, 2019 Titanic

107 #39: Captain Smith was in bed when Titanic collided with the iceberg

FALSE. Captain Smith excused himself from the Wideners’ dinner party, where he did not drink, at about 8.45 p.m., and

March 6, 2019 Titanic

107 #24: Captain Smith was drunk at the time of the collision

FALSE. Although it is true that Captain Smith had attended a dinner party earlier that evening held in his honour

March 4, 2019 Titanic

107 #22: Captain Smith should have slowed down for ice

TRUE. But in clear weather, and only if he had actually seen ice in his path and determined that it

February 27, 2019 Titanic

107 #17: Captain Smith was accident-prone

TRUE. But only in this new class of liner. Captain Smith had not become one of the most successful and

June 12, 2013 Titanic

A Very Deceiving Night: Introduction

100 years after the Titanic sank on 15th April 1912, the world is still fascinated by the story of how 1,500 people froze to death in the calm waters of the North Atlantic, on the maiden voyage of the largest and safest ship in the world.

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A Very Deceiving Night: Introduction

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