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Titanic disaster blamed on Moon
telegraphuk ^ | :41PM GMT 06 Mar 2012 | By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent

Posted on 03/06/2012 8:07:52 PM PST by BenLurkin

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To: Talisker
The problem was that the captain had ordered top speed through a known ice hazard area, so by the time it was spotted, there was no time to miss it.

The matter of the rate of Titanic's speed is interesting. J. Bruce Ismay, director of the White Star line is often depicted as the villain in the whole affair. Such was the case in James Cameron's film portraying Ismay pressuring for a record.

A view to the contrary suggests that his demonetization came about from William Randolph Hearst.

One way or another, the fact that this was Captain E.J. Smith's "retirement" trip has long intrigued me. What a terrible way to wrap up what had been such a distinguished career.

21 posted on 03/06/2012 11:06:35 PM PST by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: gleeaikin
Good investigative work.

I like these sorts of 'connections.'

22 posted on 03/06/2012 11:23:24 PM PST by blam
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To: SunkenCiv
Apropos of nothing, aluminum foil is on sale this week.

Apropos of nothing, aluminum foil is on sail this week. There. Fixed it.

23 posted on 03/07/2012 4:27:48 AM PST by bigheadfred
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To: BenLurkin

This is also the cover story for the April, 2012 issue of Sky and Telescope. The article there goes into much more detail.


24 posted on 03/07/2012 5:35:59 AM PST by Roccus
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To: DJlaysitup

‘as the offspring of the Lobsters scheduled to be steamed for dinner that night call it “the miracle of 1912”.’

ROFL!


25 posted on 03/07/2012 11:44:45 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: re_nortex

The last Titanic program I saw was from “Seconds from Disaster” (which I highly recommend) last month.

This show was the 1st 1 I remember to bring up the rivet material quality (mentioned here a few times).

It also went over issues such as the “vain speed” theory. Basically it said what Capt. Smith and Ismay were doing was not unusual at the time even in ice fields. Essentially they exonerated Smith for sure; don’t recall much about Ismay.


26 posted on 03/07/2012 11:52:37 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: BenLurkin

 GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother & Ernest_at_the_Beach
Note: this topic is dated 3/6/2012.

Blast from the Past.

Thanks BenLurkin.
Exceptionally strong tides in early 1912 may have brought the iceberg into the doomed ship’s path.
Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


27 posted on 03/15/2013 7:27:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I don’t remember posting this.


28 posted on 03/15/2013 7:29:53 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: SaraJohnson

Gotta be! Couldn’t be anything else except maybe imprudent speed, lack of awareness of sea conditions or reckless pursuit of the Atlantic crossing speed record could it.


29 posted on 03/15/2013 7:42:39 PM PDT by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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Note: this topic is from 03/06/2012. Thanks again BenLurkin.

30 posted on 09/27/2020 9:29:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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