Nearly two years ago, 'Titanic' was brought to the forefront of media coverage as April 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking. With it, came the slew of Titanic-related documentaries, books, and interviews with conspiracy theorists presenting their latest explanations of why the Titanic sank.
Tim Malton has, for one reason or another, devoted his life towards discovering why the 'world's unsinkable ship' went down. Malton talks about a rare phenomenon known as the mirage effect, which you can find in greater detail by clicking the link.
Malton claimed this optimal allusion created a fake horizon, effectively shielding the iceberg from view until it was too late. Unusually high-pressure weather also factored in significantly as well, Malton claims. This article in the National Geographic claims that the the moon was closer to the Earth that night than it had been in 1400 years, creating a strong gravitational pull and high tides that brought the group of icebergs straight into Titanic's path.Great. Only, Titanic's wireless operators were given at least seven warnings of ice ahead. Warnings that were ignored, even by the ship's captain. The Californian was stuck amongst the ice and advised the Titanic to change its route. This warning was heard, but not heeded.
It was going too fast, it did not heed ice warnings, and the ship hit an iceburg. In this case, the simplest explanation makes the most sense.
