RMS Titanic Alternative Theories
Many alternative stories to the sinking of the superliner Titanic have been put forward. The accepted reason for the sinking, which resulted in the death of 1,503 passengers and crew, is that the ship struck an iceberg at 11:40 on 14 April 1912, buckling the hull and allowing water to enter the ship’s first five watertight compartments (one more than the Titanic was designed to survive), and sank two hours and 40 minutes later. Hypotheses which have been suggested as the cause of the disaster include unsafe speed, an insurance scam, an ice-pack rather than an iceberg, and even a curse on the ship by the Unlucky Mummy. Further theories arose after a journalist had a heart attack whilst on board the 2012 commemorative cruise that followed the same journey 100 years later.
Read more about RMS Titanic Alternative Theories: Pack Ice, Coal Fire, Gardiner's Ship That Never Sank, Mummy, Closed Watertight Doors, Expansion Joints Theory
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