TRUE (possibly). We know from the water temperature that Titanic was in the ice region from 8 p.m. and that
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107 #42: If Titanic had carried searchlights, the lookouts would have seen the ice earlier.
TRUE (possibly!). In theory, searchlights would have alerted the lookouts to the fact that Titanic was at that time steaming
Continue reading107 #41: Titanic struck a blue or dark iceberg
FALSE. There was some discussion at the Inquiry about whether the iceberg which Titanic struck was a ‘blue’ or ‘dark’
Continue reading107 #40: Titanic collided with a lone iceberg
TRUE. But there were dozens of icebergs, and a very large icefield in the immediate area in which Titanic sank.
Continue reading107 #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
Continue reading107 #38: Hard-a-starboard was the only helm order given to avoid the iceberg
FALSE. Hard-a-starboard was the first order given, but this was immediately followed by the opposite order, ‘Hard-a-port’. This was a
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