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When Titanic sank, claims were made that a curse existed on the ship. The press quickly linked "the Titanic curse" with the White Star Line practice of not christening their ships. [2] One of the most widely spread legends linked directly into the sectarianism of the city of Belfast, where the ship was built.
The simulation, whose results were featured in the 2007 documentary Titanic's Achilles Heel, partially refuted Long's suspicions by demonstrating that Titanic ' s expansion joints were strong enough to deal with any and all stresses the ship could reasonably be expected to encounter in service and, during the sinking, actually outperformed ...
The mummy-board has acquired a reputation for bringing misfortune, and many myths have developed around it. It has been credited with causing death, injury and large-scale disasters, with one story ending by saying that the "mummy" was being moved from the British Museum to New York on the RMS Titanic when it sank. [4]
The sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic is widely regarded as one of the most tragic events of the 20th century. While the deaths of thousands of passengers and several animals, including dogs and ...
Edward John Smith RD RNR (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British sea captain and naval officer. In 1880, he joined the White Star Line as an officer, beginning a long career in the British Merchant Navy.
A 20-pound chandelier that hung in the RMS Titanic has arrived at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, after spending decades sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic.
Ghosts, however, have a different agenda, says Dillard. “Wherever there’s strong emotional energy, they’re attracted to it because they need a source of energy,” she says.
RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. It was the second time White Star Line had lost a ship on its maiden voyage, the first being the RMS Tayleur in 1854.