Despite such all-consuming coverage, one major player in the disaster is often overlooked - the iceberg that sank Titanic. Ice Engineer Claude Daley explains how icebergs change personality at sea.
Above surface, the ship appeared fine. In reality, the Titanic had sustained great damage from below. The iceberg had a "jagged underwater spur," which created a 300-foot slash in the Titanic's ...
With no waves breaking at its base, the iceberg was difficult ... Thomas Andrews, the Titanic's designer, was on board and quickly realized the extent of the damage and alerted the captain.
The Titanic Exhibition Centre (TEC ... The decision to shut the centre was taken after recent storm damage. Work to dismantle the venue has already begun, with the exterior being completely ...
According to a recent study, the giant iceberg responsible for sinking the Titanic could have been the result of snow that fell into southwest Greenland about 100,000 years ago.
The RMS Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 — almost 113 years ago — after it hit an iceberg. The RMS Carpathia was over three hours away and came to rescue the stranded survivors. Of the roughly 2,200 ...