It is possible that Titanic appeared to the Californian to be steaming away rather than sinking, according to testimony from Stone and Gibson
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Stooping rockets
Stooping rockets from the Titanic caused by the atmospheric conditions meant that they did not appear correctly to the crew of the Californian
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Scintillating Morse
Extreme scintillation on the night Titanic sank meant that the Titanic and the Californian could not read each other’s Morse lights properly.
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Too near for wireless
Captain Lord of the Californian concluded that Titanic did not have a wireless and therefore did not believe it was the Titanic at all.
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Looming Titanic
Looming made the Titanic appear nearer but it did not change her angular size, thus making her appear to the Californian to be smaller than she really was.
Continue readingA Very Deceiving Night: Imaginary light
Survivors in Titanic’s lifeboats described the Californian as an imaginary light, getting very close to the truth about the looming Californian that night
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