Strange theories about the Titanic disaster

The Titanic crashed into an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912. The official hypothesis is that the ship went at high speed and collided with the iceberg.

However, not everyone accepts this. Here are six other theories that people like to learn about the Titanic disaster.

Titanic ship

Fire

Fire began to burn inside the coal shaft even before the ship went out. Eventually the fire caused an explosion and caused the ship to crash into the iceberg. Ray Boston, who researched the Titanic for the past 20 years, said that fire had burned inside the 6th cabin on April 2 and it was not extinguished. The ship's owner, John Pierpont Morgan, decided to let the Titanic flee to New York, send the passengers down, and then put out the fire. Therefore, according to him, the ship was released with a fire. Maybe this is the reason why Captain Edward John Smith was afraid the ship might explode before coming to New York. That is also the reason why Titanic ran at high speed at night, when the risk of crashing ice was particularly great, despite the warning of icebergs.

German submarine attack

Some argue that the iceberg could not sink the legendary ship, but it was torpedoed by a German submarine. The German submarine commander is said to be related to one of Titanic's owners. But this hypothesis does not have much convincing evidence. Both passengers and crew survived without noticing a torpedo rushing into the ship.

Curse mummy

Lord Canterville, a historian traveling on the Titanic, brought a coffin containing the mummy of an ancient Egyptian nun. Because the mummy is of great historical and cultural value, it is thought that it should be placed near the captain's command post, instead of in the cargo compartment. Proponents of the theory say the mummy has influenced Captain Smith's decision. As a result, he did not care about countless warnings about ice, not letting the ship slow down.

Trainers make mistakes

In the novel Good as Gold, Lady Louise Patten, granddaughter of senior officer Charles Lightoller on the Titanic, said the crew had spent a lot of time avoiding icebergs. However, non-commissioned officer Robert Hichens, the rider, panicked and drove the train in the wrong direction, causing the ship to crash into the iceberg. This information was survived by the Lightoller family, the highest-ranking officer in the shipwreck, a secret nearly 100 years later. In fact, Lightoller is the only person who knows the truth, but conceals the information because he feared that the White Star Line owner might go bankrupt. Sylvia's wife later learned the truth told her granddaughter. According to Lady Patten, the Titanic had sunk very quickly because it could not slow down immediately after the collision.

Titanic wants to win the prize

There is a theory that the Titanic wanted to win the Blue Riband, the prestigious award for the ship to cross the North Atlantic fastest. There are many supporters of this theory, including many writers. In 1912, this award was held by the Cunard Line (UK) ship RMS Mauretania. Cunard is the main rival of the White Star Line. Many people believe that Bruce Ismay, President of the White Star Line, convinced Captain Smith to come to New York a day earlier than expected to win the prize. That's why Titanic ran fast in dangerous seas. But the theory rejected by Titanic cannot reach a record breaking speed of 26 knots like RMS Mauretania.

Damaged by the moon

A recently published study shows that the iceberg that sinks the Titanic has been pushed into that death course by the most recent moon phenomenon in 1400 years. Accordingly, this phenomenon created a tidal wave on January 12, 1912, flooded and swept away a vast area of ​​ice off Canada, causing them to float south three months before the carpet. Titanic. It was the super-tide that knocked a large amount of ice away from the shallow waters of Labrador and Newfoundland, rolling them into the flowing currents, and 'leaping' into the Titanic's path.