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The media was about as accurate 104 years ago as they are today
1 posted on 04/15/2016 6:07:39 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/15/titanic-captain-warned-before-voyage-but-not-about-icebergs


2 posted on 04/15/2016 6:10:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING TAGLINES!...........................)
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The sinking of the SS TRUMPTANTIC will be equally shocking.

HEH.

Jedi.


3 posted on 04/15/2016 6:14:40 AM PDT by JEDI4S
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Another odd theory I’ve read concerning the “Titanic” is that the mystery ship that could be seen in the distance but did not respond to the distress flares and calls may have been a schooner engaged in illegal whaling and its crew may have avoided “Titanic” out of fear of being reported for such activity.


4 posted on 04/15/2016 6:16:12 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("You'd see a different game if nobody wore a helmet". NY Rangers' Barry Beck 1983)
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All the passengers were rescued except for the ones who died.


5 posted on 04/15/2016 6:18:06 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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It took many hours after the sinking for the real, horrible news to get out. Even then, ships with wireless could relay reports of last contact with Titanic and the rescue of survivors.

Delays in publishing the truth were entirely due to the powers that were.


6 posted on 04/15/2016 6:18:28 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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Freakin' asshats had watchmen with binoculars and still they hit the iceberg LOL! Sort of like this.......

"Nooooooooo!!!!!"

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

"Nooooooooo!!!!!"


9 posted on 04/15/2016 6:23:54 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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Anybody know of any other significant sinkings caused by collision with an iceberg? Obviously the Titanic was the most consequential, but you never hear of any others (at least I haven’t).


12 posted on 04/15/2016 6:37:00 AM PDT by Stosh
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There was a story about a new ocean liner written in the late 1800’s that hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage. The ships name in the story was The Titan. The name of the story was “Futility” see:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futility,_or_the_Wreck_of_the_Titan


14 posted on 04/15/2016 6:43:05 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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26 posted on 04/15/2016 7:14:51 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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The Jews did it.

I thought it was an iceberg.

Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg...what’s the difference?


36 posted on 04/15/2016 8:18:36 AM PDT by dfwgator
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A couple of corrections:

1) Titanic's wireless operator was Harold BRIDE, not McBride.

2) The name of the ship was Californian, not California.

46 posted on 04/15/2016 9:07:31 AM PDT by IronJack
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