FALSE. There was some discussion at the Inquiry about whether the iceberg which Titanic struck was a ‘blue’ or ‘dark’
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FALSE. There was some discussion at the Inquiry about whether the iceberg which Titanic struck was a ‘blue’ or ‘dark’
Continue readingTRUE. But there were dozens of icebergs, and a very large icefield in the immediate area in which Titanic sank.
Continue readingTRUE. The reference in James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic, to lookout Reginald Lee’s claim that he could ‘smell ice’ stems
Continue readingTitanic’s lookouts described a haze around the horizon, despite the remarkable clarity of the night, and testified the iceberg appeared at the last moment
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