Witnesses agree the only ship they saw as Titanic was sinking was off Titanic’s port bow, putting the nearby ship northwest of Titanic’s wreck site
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A Very Deceiving Night: Her head was facing north
Turn to starboard left Titanic facing north. The abnormal refraction at Titanic’s wreck site also led to the failure of Californian to come to her aid.
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Why we remember the Titanic today
The story of the Titanic reminds us who we are, and of our place in the Universe. Tim Maltin discusses Titanic on Sky News.
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A Very Deceiving Night: Camouflaged iceberg
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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