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There are two main theories on how the ship broke in two – the "top-down" theory and the Mengot theory, so named for its creator, Roy Mengot. [187] The more popular top-down theory states that the breakup was centralized on the structural weak-point at the entrance to the first boiler room, and that the breakup formed first at the upper decks ...
Another theory involves Titanic ' s watertight doors. This theory suggests that if these doors had been opened, the Titanic would have settled on an even keel and therefore, perhaps, remained afloat long enough for rescue ships to arrive. However, this theory has been rebutted for two reasons: first, the first four compartments were naturally ...
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an Irish-Argentine ocean liner stewardess and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in the early 20th century. Jessop is best known for having survived the sinking of both RMS Titanic in 1912 and her sister ship HMHS Britannic in 1916, as well as having been aboard the eldest of the three sister ships, RMS Olympic, when it collided with the ...
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people — and ever since, conspiracy theories have circulated regarding the nature of the disaster.
Mia starts by explaining the company that built the Titanic, the White Star Line, had three boats in business that were important to her theory: the Titanic, the Olympic and the Britannic.
We still don’t know what happened to the Titan on its way to the wreck of the Titanic, but the options aren’t good ‘Catastrophic implosion’, tangled in Titanic, lost at sea: Three expert ...
One of the most controversial [2] [3] and complex theories was put forward by Robin Gardiner in his book, Titanic: The Ship That Never Sank?. [4] In it, Gardiner draws on several events and coincidences that occurred in the months, days, and hours leading up to the sinking of the Titanic, and concludes that the ship that sank was in fact Titanic ' s sister ship Olympic, disguised as Titanic ...
Titanic sub update: ‘Human remains’ found as first photos show mangled Titan wreckage recovered from sea floor