An interesting factoid about the Titanic disaster (a coal stoked steam ship) is that it was thought the coal in its bin managed to catch on fire, a slow smoldering fire. The bin was constructed so such a fire could not spread to the rest of the ship, however it would slowly consume the coal. For whatever reason, pouring water on it was not a viable option (maybe it would render the coal unusable as fuel). So the captain got in a tearing hurry, trying to beat the clock across the ocean before the coal fire ate up all his fuel which would strand the ship in the open ocean. He plowed at insane speeds through what he knew was a field of icebergs. Stupidity reaped what it sowed — it would have been better to have arranged for a second ship with more fuel to meet the Titanic where it was expected to run out.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, HiTech....very interesting factoid. Thanks for sharing.