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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A Very Deceiving Night: Miraging ice barrier
Although visibility was extremely good, the night Titanic sank was not as crystal clear as it seemed, because of a miraging ice barrier.
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A Very Deceiving Night: “I should keep my course and maintain my speed”
Even with a soft horizon, one can expect to spot an iceberg at sea on a clear night within plenty of time to avoid it. Shackleton testifies Titanic.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Soft horizon
Soft horizon conditions on the night Titanic sank created by the flat calm conditions of the night. Charles Lightoller witnessed it.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Seeing stars
Titanic passenger Lawrence Beesley noticed very bright stars night night of crash, he gives us the best description of the extraordinary weather that night.
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A Very Deceiving Night: “Much refraction on horizon”
Miraging and abnormal refraction were recorded by other ships, including the Deutschland and the Niagra, in the area where the Titanic sank.
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