Titanic sinking theory

Gerard · 2 Jan 2017 at 21:22

Just wondering if anyone else watched this on channel 4 the other night, "Titanic: The New Evidence", talks about a fire that was ongoing in the coal storage area before the ship left port that some think could have affected the steel of the hull allowing the iceberg to punch through it much easier.

Seems a bit strange they would set sail with a multi storey coal bunker on fire, apparently this was mentioned in the official enquiry back in the day but they ruled it out as having anything to do with the sinking. Its only some recently discovered pictures showing odd markings on the hull that's led to this train of thought. :confused:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/titanic-the-new-evidence/on-demand/64665-001

Gerard · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:07

SexyGreyFox said:
Well there were reports that it hadn't been extinguished. Not sure if they said there were on board firemen and none were called to the hearing.

I think in that video its claimed that White Star said none survived the sinking, but a few did but none were called. Don't remember the exact wording but at least 1 of them was mentioned as having survived it.

Gerard · 2 Jan 2017 at 23:40

adolf hamster said:
someone had the bright idea to call her unsinkable as if that wasnt testing fate.

The unsinkable claim supposedly only done the rounds after it sunk, probably some newspaper coined it just to sell more copies.

Gerard · 3 Jan 2017 at 23:41

chaparral said:
They always say be a gentlemen and let ladies go first

So why didn't jack be a gentlemen and throw her into the water so she would die first...

Didn't want to cause a tidal wave which would have humped them all