107 #103: A photograph shows smoke damage from a fire on Titanic prior to her leaving Belfast

False.  It has recently been claimed that a photograph from a recently discovered album in Belfast shows smoke damage or

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107 #102: Titanic’s lookouts noticed a strange haze on the horizon before Titanic’s collision

True. Despite the night being one of the clearest in history, nevertheless several of Titanic’s lookouts testified to there being

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107 #98: Ismay developed a lifelong opiate addiction after the sinking and withdrew from society

FALSE. But he did withdraw from society to a large extent. In his book, A Night To Remember, Walter Lord

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