What caused the Titanic to strike the iceberg?

[@robertlol3101]

"You have to remember captain smith was no captain schettino" I laughed hard😂😂😂😂

[@TirarADeguello]

You nailed it with this comment, Sam do not like Schettino! LMAO! 😂😂😂😂

[@guyincognito2851]

Tell us how you REALLY feel, Sam! 😂

[@robertsandberg2246]

Yes! Sam actually prefers to call him "Coward Schettino!"😂👍

[@kingkermit7323]

@@robertsandberg2246 XD

[@harrietharlow9929]

That's what comes to mind every time Capt. Schettino gets mentioned. In fact every time someone starts in on Capt. Smith I tell them, "At least he didn't trash a ship trying to impress his girlfriend for the voyage. And he didn't take off in one of the first lifeboats launched--or any lifeboat!"

[@falcon664]

This is the best and clearest explanation of the mirage effect that I have heard. Thanks.

[@nickbon217]

you can tell how thankful and how much of a good person sam is just because of the way he starts his videos, he always thanks everybody for watching and paying attention to him. He also goes after his passion of history and other things.

[@harrietharlow9929]

I like his videos. I have been studying the ship and the disaster for 25 years and even after all these years, I still learn new things. His style is lively and engaging and his obvious interest in the ship and her peoople--and their fates comes through very clearly.

[@sweetassugar2076]

Probably an act

[@robertsandberg2246]

@@sweetassugar2076 🙄

[@FlemmingEgerup]

While I agree with you, I don't understand why youtubers thanks the viewers for watching their videos. I never watch a video for the content creator's sake (and I doubt many people do), only for my own. Thanking for liking the video makes sense though or perhaps even for commenting.

[@mrkipling2201]

It’s good manners. I like the fact that he does it. Besides it doesn’t do any harm. 👍👍

[@newbatgirl]

I’m so fascinated by the mirage effect. You did a terrific job explaining it.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

RMS Titanic was not making a run at the Atlantic Record because, and I mean no insult to the great ship or her designers, she simply wasn't fast enough. Titanic had 50,000 shaft horsepower to Mauretania's 68,000 shp. Even with all boilers lit and with a strong tailwind (rather unlikely going westbound) Titanic had no chance of matching, let alone surpassing, the speed of Cunard's RMS Mauretania. She wasn't ever intended to. There is certainly no shame in this, as Mauretania's record stood until 1929, when the SS Bremen, a ship 150 ft longer and with twice her shaft horsepower, finally pulled ahead of Mauretania's 20-year record. The Olympic class ships were by no means slow, but they were built for luxury and comfort, not speed. Mauretania and Lusitania were the fastest liners of the time, but not at all as comfortable as the Olympics. Propeller cavitation caused significant vibration in both Cunarders, while Olympic/Titanic had no such troubles. J. Bruce Ismay had no illusions about making an Atlantic Record attempt, nor did Captain Smith. Thomas Andrews certainly would've know better as well. Add to all of this that during a coal strike would've been the wrong time to burn more fuel making a record speed run, especially when the Managing Director, Designer and Captain would've known it would be both wasteful and unsuccessful. William Randolph Hearst is largely responsible for this and a number of other Titanic myths, as he hated Ismay, and saw in the tragedy a chance to do a character assassination on him. It wouldn't be the first time Hearst used his newspapers to 'get' someone who angered him, nor the last. Hearst seemed to enjoy ruining people. Just ask Orson Welles...

[@KB-bh9hp]

Isn't William Hearst the guy credited for essentially creating yellow journalism? Essentially click bait and exaggerated stories with little substance? He seems like a real piece of work.

[@anjelicamarie207]

Who is under the impression that Titanic was trying to break the Atlantic speed record? Elizabeth Lines overheard the conversation between Ismay and Smith in which she heard him saying he wanted to beat the Olympic's crossing time but not the Atlantic speed record. James Cameron recreated the scene from Lines testimony in his film, and even though he dropped the discussion of the Olympic (as most the audience would have had no idea what that was) there is still no discussion of breaking an Atlantic speed record. Just getting into New York on Tuesday the way Lines recalled in her testimony. Nor, is there any mention of breaking the Atlantic speed record in A Night to Remember. I don't understand where does this myth that Titanic was trying to break the Atlantic speed record comes from

[@SkyKing58318]

Excellent points. Don't forget she was steaming INTO the Gulf Stream then the Labrador Current - both heading against her. At her size, it isn't wind so much as current that affects performance. A boat will always point with the current and into the wind.

[@sarmientoenricomiguelv.562]

Thanks for this info I never knew a thing about hearts and was surprised how much of an asshole he is

[@wolf310ii]

@@SkyKing58318 For the blue ribbon, the currents are the same for all ships, but the wind is not

[@tylerstein5854]

A video giving the entire story of Captain Smith would be really cool. His entire life/career.

[@jonathanlee7355]

I've seen the mirage affect a couple times in real life. After I saw this on a documentary, I knew this was the reason. Your explanation should be the official explanation as to why the titanic hit the iceberg! Great job!

[@jcd3869]

You are obviously pretty gullible. Why did the California not sink if it had THE exact same conditions and they were smart enough to not only slow down bur STOP!!?

[@jonathanlee7355]

@@jcd3869 cuz they slowed down and stopped. Obviously

[@thebitsanpiecesman4423]

This has to be the most brilliant video you have done to date, it’s wonderful to see you talking about the weather and the cold water mirage! I shall be showing this to all the haters and conspiracy theorists. Thank you for this video, your channel is truly an asset to the titanic community

[@Rose19127]

I'm not in favor of conspiracy theories !!! I don't like those conspiracy theorists !!! They're so fake !!! I love this channel !!! It's better than the KZbin channel " Bright Side!!" The Bright Side based everything on conspiracy theories !!!

[@SkyKing58318]

Your theory makes a lot of sense. In fact, it makes more sense then my theory. Mine was this: It's cold. Titanic is moving at 21 to 22 knots (close to 25 miles an hour). Temperature was close to freezing, or maybe under. I think I read it was 27 degrees F. That creates wind chill of anywhere between 9 and 16 degrees F. That would give you frost bite in 10 minutes. So, Fredrick Fleet is literally freezing his face off. I theorized that they ducked under the rail of the crows nest on occasion to warm up, or turned away and looked aft, protecting their face flesh. They had a 4 hour watch, so ten minutes to frostbite was not appealing. When they popped their head up, oh-oh, hole in the stars. 37 seconds. 37. Not enough time for ANYTHING. 37 seconds from when they either sighted the berg or called to the bridge to report. Another 2- 5 seconds, "Iceberg, right ahead!" "Thank you." Then, dead stop rung down while calling for hard over. How much time left to put the helm down? The procedure then was to idle the engines and coast around the obstruction. That's what the officers were taught. Reverse would have made for a slower rate of turn, that they could ill afford at the time. 37 measly seconds. People say she had a small rudder. Nope; there are pictures from Father Brown that show her responding like a sports car heading up to Queenstown (er... Cobh) as Smith did some feeling out of his new command. Plus, with only a ten second impact time, Murdoch ordered hard over the other way to protect the screws and she responded in sub ten second time frame! So my theory takes into account that 1.) no one felt a heal over to starboard as she 'turned' to port, indicating not much of a turn to port, and 2.) the fact that they saw the berg only 37 seconds away - not enough time to have the ship react to either engine or helm commands - not at that speed. So, not wanting to cast aspersions on the dead's reputation, you theory makes a lot of sense scientifically, assuming humans are doing the right thing. My theory takes into account human nature. Perhaps, it came down to a combination of these theories. Love the intellectual discussions!

[@balieinstein5817]

Fantastic explanation, thank you! Just a note: Titanic detective Tim Maltin has shown after his 20-year investigation that the real culprits may have been forces beyond human control; the mirage could be to blame for the Titanic disaster.

[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings, Thanks to Tim Maltin's 20 years research, he read the reports of many ships that sailed that night reporting "much" and "great" refraction that night in the vicinity of where the Titanic hit the berg. The effect is called a "Fata Morgana". When this type of inversion sets in, it produces a literal killing zone. Titanic never had a chance! You don't know you are in one until it is too late. A short "Fata Morgana" video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5iQenWfjpypqpY

[@mikedicenso2778]

Thank you for being one of the few people to bring up that Captain Smith appears to have ordered Titanic further south than would've been normal when the ship "turned the Corner" in an apparent effort to avoid the icebergs that he'd been made aware of via wireless. Some have tried to dismiss this as a simple navigation error, compounded by conflicting and faulty memory at the BOT and Senate hearings, but Captain Smith and his crew were too competent to not do something like this knowing full well what they did about the ice. Go up to 10 nautical miles further south and then maintain full cruise speed until past the area of danger. Just as was standard procedure at the time.

[@superfred2172]

I didn't realise how interested I was in sinking ships and the Titanic until I found your channel. Really good videos, thanks for making them.

[@kingkermit7323]

Simple answer: lag did it Sam it always brightens up my day when you upload so thanks man. 😃

[@azammirza2840]

Dr Ballard’s reaction when he found the ship I find it so relatable. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate finding something that you’ve spent years searching for and was considered impossible to find by the world due to the amount of failed attempts to find the Titanic and then realised what you’ve just discovered. Dr Ballard and his team were basically like “Yes, we found the Titanic” then they realised they found the Titanic: a spot where this terrible tragedy occurred and the final resting place of the 1500 souls who died that night.

[@timothybogle1461]

I believe they discovered the wreck at 2am on September 1, 1985. They were celebrating and one man on the crew said "She sinks in 20 minutes". They got ahold of themselves and had a moment of silence on the vessel they were on. Ballard also says when the submersible was ascending. The reflection of it's lights shining into the windows and portholes looked like the eyes of the 1500 souls.

[@Zman817]

Thank you Sam. Finally someone who understands. Also there was more evidence of temperature phenomenon. Smoke from the ship rose up and suddenly stopped midair. The crew said there was “much refraction” that night. All the evidence does point to a mirage effect. Not to mention that 1912 was an unusually active year for ice. One for the books for sure.

[@daavski9777]

I can see all of your hard work you put into these videos. It’s greatly appreciated, great video Sam!

[@stevendoyle5444]

Sam has best videos . also sam put alot work into sinking of titanic . i was hoping when they found titanic it could be brought back up it would make a great tourist attractions

[@fitnesswithsteve]

Can you do a video on the dazzle paint that the Olympic got during WW1?

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

I may need to look, I think Drachinifel has a really good vid on that camouflage technique and why it worked with one type of optical rangefinder and not other optical rangefinders. or maybe it was in one of the multi-hour Q&A vids, hmmm. radar ranging ended its efectivness. Wiki has an ok page on "anti-rangefinder dazzle camouflage" as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage

[@ilikeboatsandtea6760]

Xd

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

The weather phenomenon occurring probably explains the apparent close proximity of the Californian that night as observed by some survivors. She was probably further away than she appeared. Another great video, Sam. The Costa Concordia series was fab!! (Jan Griffiths).

[@TorontoJediMaster]

Even if it was further away, it doesn't make Captain Lord any less responsible for not even bothering to turn on the wireless when rockets were sighted. As one author pointed out, even if the Californian WAS too far away to get there in time to save a few extra people from the water, that would be a few more than otherwise would have survived. Even if she couldn't have saved anyone extra, at least they would have TRIED; rather than standing around wondering why a ship (a large steamer that was unlikely to stop mid-ocean unless for something serious) is firing rockets in the dead of night.

[@steffie_619]

You're the 1st person that I've seen that actually has a great point on what truly might have happened to that night when Titanic hit the iceberg. I honestly never thought of this one at all... it makes the most sense of what what happening to them instead of carelessness. Thank you for your hard work

[@marcmaz21]

This is Absolutely the only channel on KZbin that I watch where I honestly learn something. Best thing on KZbin.

[@sharonkennedy1162]

Another brilliant video, Sam. I hadn't heard of the cold water mirage effect until I started really diving into Titanic study. Your explanation is, by far, the best I've come across. Your hardwork and dedication is absolutely astounding!

[@gunnarsandberg8132]

Hi from Norway! Great content you have. What about your thoughts on Estonia? Would love to hear them :)

[@otmarbenes]

This channel is a complete gem!!

[@miliiflowers]

I didn't know about the mirage effect, I learned it from you, that's crazy.. By the way Sam, I mention the SS Suevic in your last live stream, I think it's an interesting story for you to talk about. It's a WSL ship that had to have surgery to save it.. very interesting in my opinion. Great video, as usual! Saludos desde Argentina my friend

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I'd love to see you do a video about the scrapping and recycling of the Costa Concordia, Sam, as nobody seems to have done a proper video about it.

[@l.riggins1857]

You did a great job explaining your reasoning. Your description of the atmospheric phenomenon was especially good because you included diagrams and photographs depicting your points. There are a lot of self-proclaimed Titanic experts out there, and they often don't agree on all the details. Most seem to just ignore details that don't fit their narrative. You've addressed them and reasons why they don't impact your conclusion. Thanks for your interesting and informative videos.

[@francescamacciocca4001]

Kinda hope you’re a history teacher cause listening to you is such a pleasure and nowadays kids really need inspired teachers like you

[@Black-Swan-007]

How terrifying must it have been to think the sea was calm and clear and then absolutely suddenly out of freaking no where, BOOM! Giant block of ice 50 feet in front of you, bursting into your field of view like the Kool-aid man.

[@Tds-j5i]

umm if it was 50 feet it would already crashed. The real distance was about 1500 feet

[@Black-Swan-007]

@@Tds-j5i Bro that comment was from two years ago.

[@Beta_Kiryu]

@@Black-Swan-007have you ate booty yet?

[@clairefunnell8481]

That horizon theory makes a lot of sense. Very unfortunate for the Titanic. She never had a chance. I find your theories very interesting.

[@minerx1177]

"Historic Travels" Time = Tiaaammmeeee love the Accent by the way

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Fantastic video as always Sam.

[@frenchsong87]

There is also a great History Channel documentary that explored this. Pretty sure this is why the Californian didn’t “see” the titanic.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes the california did not see the ship either. But the radio should have been turned back by that other guy who went to the room of the wireless heard the machine when he turned the machine on and woken the operator. Then they would of learned about titanic. Prople said they saw the California and people walking on the deck so they were closer that they said. 5 miles away.

[@virginiahansen320]

Thanks for setting the record straight! I had no idea about the alien involvement. The more you know!

[@guyincognito2851]

Thank you for another great video Sam. You're one of my favorite people to learn from, you really represent the Titanic community well.

[@redskinsfanqca]

Not to mention the titanic would never have been able to break the Mauritania's speed record.

[@bfv8]

This is the subject that really is the most annoying about the Titanic story. People saying the crew wanted to break speed records, the Titanic was not capable of breaking the speed records set by Mauritania and Lusitania and the actual position of the wreck compared to the reported position sent in the distress calls is about 13 miles more east so it could be said that when boxhall calculated the Titanic’s position after the collision he through titanic was traveling faster than she actually was. Some titanic historians stated that titanic might have been traveling at closer to the 21 knots not the exaggerated 22 knots

[@haveyoueverwondered23]

Hey Sam! You've just become the first KZbinr I've ever supported on Patreon, your content is brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable to watch/listen to. You're very calm and collected. I'm going to the Merseyside Maritime Museum next week in Liverpool, UK 🇬🇧. They're mean't to have a really good Titanic exhibition! Have you ever been? If not I'll send a souvenir over to you ha! I have a question/topic for a future video which I hope you haven't answered already... Did any of the pets that were taken onboard survive and were there any other animals aboard, chickens for example?

[@leeallen7491]

The official one in Belfast is better

[@rodrigolefever2426]

I think 3 dogs survived and i think there was 1 cat

[@nowhereman1046]

The only other thing from a lookout standpoint would have been to have lookouts posted at the very furthest forward point of the foc'sle and away from any light that might affect the lookout's eyes. Carpathia did this. Furthermore, we cannot just blame a single issue for the Titanic striking the ice berg. Another variable is things like the late ice warnings not reaching Captain Smith or the bridge, which might've resulted in Titanic being steered even further south and possibly avoiding any ice altogether or slowing down, or both. Certainly if Philips and McBride had not wound up with a 6-hour backlog due to the Marconi wireless breaking down, they'd have been under considerably less pressure and Philips probably would've been less likely to rebuke Evans on the Californian. And this phenomena may not have been there at all or at least wasn't everywhere in the area since nothing was noticed by the Californian or the Carpathia (which had to dodge a number of icebergs to get to Titanic).

[@P1aty]

Love seeing your channel grow, proud subscriber. Short video idea?! “Olympic and nantucket collision”

[@TheToonMonkey]

Any chance of a video explaining the different view of the British vs US board of enquiries?

[@dennisbeers]

Your videos are always top quality! I had heard about this weather happening at the time. Also, the iceberg was not the white fluffy iceberg that we picture in our mind, but it was a blueberg. It simply could not be seen until you were right on it becouse of the freezing temperature at the time. I also heard that the iceberg may have flipped over earlier and that is what made it so clear. At any rate, thank you again for your videos.

[@ReneSchickbauer]

What boggles my mind is that the experienced officers on the bridge crew and the experienced lookouts observed all the circumstances that *could* lead to mirage effects and to higher chances of icebergs in the area. Yet, they did not act on that information. The sudden drop in temperature alone should have alarmed them and they should have slowed down the ship. But they were also very experienced in celestial navigation. Some passengers noted that something was off with how the stars looked, so it should have been quite obvious to at least some of the crew that stars near the horizon were in the wrong place. This alone should have alarmed the officers and make them slow down the Titanic.

[@gregorymoore2877]

Was the mirage effect known and understood in 1912?

[@karenryder6317]

I am no expert by any means but I tend to agree with you that THEY SHOULD HAVE SLOWED THE SHIP. Even if the mirage effect was not know yet, the ship had received warnings that the waters could be hiding bergs so why not act out of an abundance of caution? This is especially true on a night that was moonless and calm (no wake).

[@Jack_1878]

I think Sam might be the nicest dude on the internet. Awesome videos, well spoken and passionate. Great content.

[@arohk1579]

Another great video. I am looking forward to your Halifax Explosion one, I use to live there and remember the stories my grand parents told me.

[@ChrisSmit-m8j]

Hi there I just wanna say that I like to watch your videos about the Titanic it's amazing ( chris from South Africa)

[@sappyfoot]

please say that you have a long list of content ideas because your channel is fantastic. i love the simple presentation, your charisma, thorough details & your incredible knowledge

[@RussTube59]

Another excellent video and highly informative. Thanks, Sam.

[@azammirza2840]

When Dr Ballard found the Wreck of the Titanic it was an identical night to April 14 1912. Flat calm ocean and a moonless night

[@jamesfracasse8178]

And at the time of discovery of the wreck it was close to 2:20 am 😳😲

[@flaminggaming5295]

“She sinks in 20 minutes.” The words of a crew member on Ballard’s ship when they found titanic... haunting to say the least

[@andrewteague7921]

Wow that’s crazy I thought it was found at day. So wierd

[@LDDavis911]

Perfect.

[@zeddeka]

It was not identical at all, and in fact quite different. The temperature was substantially warmer. There was no ice. There was no super refraction or thermal inversion like there was on the night titanic sank.

[@mofoprada]

Great video & I do agree with the “Mirage” Theory. Credit should go to Tim Maltin who brought this theory to light in the last 4 years. Excellent video, Sam. 👍🏻

[@robertsandberg2246]

I first heard this false horizon effect explanation about the Titanic sinking on "When Weather Changed History" on the Weather Channel in 2012. You did a phenomenal job of explaining it.👍

[@eleanor4330]

Every few years I get into a Titanic obsession so I appreciate these videos! I love learning about all the maritime/ship terminology. Thanks for your videos!

[@robertbeck168]

Really enjoy your videos. As a Titanic buff who grew up on A Night to Remember, I now have a different perspective on the sinking. Walter Lord's book and subsequent movie are still excellent but I see now that there is a narrative of hubris, recklessness and bad luck that really isn't the whole story.

[@Phantomworks666]

I’m glad I found this channel, I mostly came for the titanic videos… but your other content is good too 😁

[@Lefrog65]

Great video! I watched your 2+ hours combined video of the titanic’s maiden voyage to the sinking. I did know the story already but it’s nice to hear the info again and you presented it well. At times I pictured myself being on the ship. One thing I didn’t know was the mirage effect. I did too always believed the binocular theory. But it makes since why that theory fails after watching your videos. Also, your take on the crew is spot on, they did know what they were doing they were doing the best they could in the given situation. It’s like some events today they try to view the past with through the filter of 2020/2021. Your take on the life boats is on point too. I did know at the time the titanic carried the qualified amount of life boats given its size. But as you said even if they did have enough, that doesn’t guarantee they could have gotten all of them off the ship before it sunk. Especially since they weren’t motorized. Everything was done manually then. It is a shame that the “women and children” were interpreted differently. How many more ppl could have been saved, and families not torn apart.

[@sidz0001]

Very good effort. Why did they ignore the warnings though?

[@andrewlewis1825]

keep up the videos and yours make so much sense and understanding keep up the work

[@simongleaden2864]

Great video Sam. If you're ever in England you might be interested to see the memorial to Captain Smith in Lichfield, Staffordshire in the Midlands of England. There's also a fine medieval cathedral in that city.

[@asteverino8569]

Love your stories and rationale.

[@Harun-cd6jz]

There was a documentary that came on Saturday (May 29th) called Titanic Fatal Voyage. It discussed some of these theories.

[@self-advocacychampions1117]

Video idea: What if the sailors on the Titanic DID have all of the boiler rooms lit?

[@anuragpratap7737]

Then speed of Titanic will reach upto 23.5 knots

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@anuragpratap7737 Right. In fact, a speed trial was scheduled for the next day, just to see how she could do at top speed, though it would been a fairly brief trial because of their coal reserves.

[@mikedicenso2778]

That was the plan, as others pointed out for the next day and only if everything was going well, they would do a series of very brief high speed runs. This was not to break any speed records, just to do more testing and breaking in of the Titanic.

[@prairiedoggy1]

So is the ceiling in your room slanted, or is the panelling actually normal wall height and the desk really tall?

[@richardmoores]

He’s refurbished the room to resemble a ship cabin

[@befrugalwithus]

Thanks for the information. I always wondered why they hit without realizing it. I been a huge fan of the ship. So I enjoy learning new stuff.

[@alexanderson5749]

I like the fact you make videos you want to make because you seem more "exited" in the video and it's makes better videos keep making them

[@gizellecupino-galicia1527]

your explanation is truly makes sense unlike to so many other theories that I watched. 👏👏👏 so lit.

[@NickTheFelice]

Sam, do you think the false horizon could help to exonerate the Californian of guilt that night? Perhaps the ship appeared closer but was not at all? I still believe they were the closest and could have been there to rescue passengers before the ship sank even; but I feel this may give credence to the idea that the Californian was further than estimated visually and was likely as far as she was claimed to be.

[@felixculpa9303]

Was it the Californian or was it the Samson.

[@NickTheFelice]

@@felixculpa9303 I'm not familiar with the Samson and it's role that night, my apologies.

[@felixculpa9303]

@@NickTheFelice If you like this stuff watch ‘ Titanic - The Shocking Truth ‘. Very interesting watch!

[@jacksons1010]

YES, exactly. It corresponds with the recorded positions of the ships being further apart than they appeared, and it explains why the crew of the _Californian_ were confused by what they observed while watching _Titanic_ . They were seeing a distorted mirage image.

[@tiagomb82]

The coolest YT channel of the seas.

[@BimDaTitanicNerd]

Nice video I learned so many titanic things

[@kayleighpayne1003]

Thanks for going more into mirage effect/ false horizon thing. It is SO fascinating and you explain it so well

[@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245]

Hmm, I feel like the question in the video title could be reworded. I mean, obviously momentum caused the Titanic to strike the iceberg lol. I can't think of any way to word it other than something along the lines of 'Why didn't the crew of the Titanic attempt to avoid the Iceberg until it was too late?' but then you've got a longer title. Love your work; keep it up

[@bradwalton8373]

Very interesting presentation. Re: the mirage effect: a study was done of ships' logs from the middle of April, 1912, and several of these report mirage effects and other distorting atmospheric conditions in the area where the Titanic sank.

[@daytonwintle6051]

Binoculars are NEVER used to scan the horizon on watch. You find things with the naked eye and then use binoculars to look at something once you've already seen it

[@Ronofthedead07]

They'd be useless on a moonless night anyway, without a light source to light up the iceberg itself. Optics like binoculars and telescopes can only collect light that is already there.

[@geraldwalker7609]

Once again, Sam knocks it out of the park.

[@YasaIsuruOfficial]

7:30 but in the titanic survivers interview , the lookout fredrick fleet told that if they had binoculars then they could spot the iceberg long before and avoid the impact

[@timtnr.6177]

The binoculars would have obscured the ice even more due to the abnormal conditions and false horizon

[@harrietharlow9929]

"The captain was drunk that night" is something I heard, along with the whole thing about not taking the ice warnings seriously from childhood on. It was only when I became a Titanic buff that I found out the whole story. I looked more deeply into the disaster while writing a Titanic novel, and all these theories sounded totally ridiculous. Also there is evidence that he went to bed still dressed, camping out on a settee so as to be quickly available. I can't think of anything that Capt. Smith neglected. And as you've pointed out, Captain Smith was not drunk (later, women present at the dinner party held in his honor made depositions to the effect that he had notrhing alcoholic to drink). White Star was death on crew drinking whilst underway, and Captain Smith, from all that I could gather, was too much of a professional to risk his ship in that way. I think your theory is the one that fits all the facts. According to Lightoller, the conditions that night were very strange. And the cold weather mirage makes a great deal of sense. As for the officers under Smith's command, they did exactly what they were supposed to be doing, just like their captain. Thank you, for a very informative, interesting video!

[@joshsimpson6856]

I love the videos and you are very well informed on the subjects you cover. Keep up the GREAT work. The one thing I have to ask is that I heard the speed record myth before, but most people debunk it because they say that even at it's fastest speed, Titanic was not able to come close to beating the speed record. I believe they say it was one of the fastest ocean liners, but it was mostly built for luxury and speed was never really more than an afterthought. I could be wrong on that, but maybe it could be something you could look into for a future video. Again, thanks for making the great content.

[@conors4430]

It wasn’t trying to beat the fastest crossing speed record but they were making better time than they thought and they thought perhaps it might beat the Olympics best time. They weren’t trying to, it just worked out that way. They wouldn’t have left the last boilers unlit if they were trying for a speed record. That’s basically the clearest evidence

[@redskinsfanqca]

Sam, the weather Channel had an episode about this temperature inversion that caused the mirage in when weather changed history. Its a very obscure fact and I agree with you this is what caused the titanic to sink

[@TheC.O.-VISIT]

Do you think that ordering reverse was a factor? Could enough water flow be generated on time in order to turn the ship? I always thought ordering full ahead and turning the wheel hard to port would have pushed the ship away faster.

[@RustY57575]

This is such a clear concept. I do wonder about all the warnings they had received from the other ships though.

[@v-doc5230]

Your explanation of horizons was very helpful! Excellent! :)

[@tractorpoodle]

I first saw the documentary about this around seven years ago. There is substantial oceanographic data from that year to support the theory. Good explanation.

[@Funny_jokeman108]

I’m really new to this I started watching you less then a week ago I’ve watched lots of your channel thanks for the informative videos🤩😁😆😄😃😀

[@rockstarJDP]

Welcome aboard!

[@Funny_jokeman108]

@@rockstarJDP ty

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

Absolutely brilliant analysis of what happened.

[@ellejones8076]

I would honestly love to design something for your merch that says "alright well hey" haha you say it every video it's part of your thing!!

[@samt6788]

Where do you get your ship models from? They are so cool would love to invest in a few!

[@Liasisws]

That explanation was amazing. Thanks, and those pictures were brilliant. Great job 👍👍💯

[@ARDRI2009]

Ships had probably grown too big for Captain Smith to command effectively, but the reverse mirage idea makes a lot of sense.

[@xlpoppylx7007]

You explain this way better than others thank you

[@danieldoo1821]

" ..and honestly, darling captain Smith did do everything he possibly could... He was a very great and honorable captain. " Yep, say that to all of those people who succumbed to hypothermia that horrible night. Don't think they would agree.

[@erika_itsumi5141]

Another theory as to why the Titanic hit the iceberg, on top of them "Going to fast" was because of the Coal Strike at the time. And Because of the Coal bunker fire in boiler room 6 that scorched her coal supply, the reason she was near top speed was because they didn't expect to hot the iceberg. But they were worried about running out of coal and not reaching New York.

[@timtnr.6177]

The burning coal had to be shoveled on fire into the boilers to empty the burning coal bunker and make use of it

[@JJ-iq8mi]

Well hey Sam 🤗 Another great video from you. With love from the UK 🇬🇧

[@aurorajones8481]

Great vid. I feel like you have brought me something new on the subject. I heard it here first!

[@poulx]

Love your work and passion. A respectful and interested question - the binoculars. Afterwards one of the lookouts says during the investigation, that he believes that if he had had the binoculars he could have seen the berg 'in time enough to get out of the way.' He had years of experience as a lookout. What do you base your idea upon? Sincerely, Poul, Denmark

[@michaeldebidart]

Hey man, I’ve been digging your videos big time and I was wondering (if you haven’t already talked about this before) if you’ve ever considered doing a video on what happened to all the bodies in the Atlantic after the Titanic sank? I know it’s a morbid topic but sometimes I put myself on board that night and try to imagine my chances of survival so it’s something I’m naturally curious about. If anyone can cover that aspect of the tragedy with the reverence it deserves, it’s you. Cheers and keep up the great work!

[@willdalton1016]

I always enjoy watching your videos. I would love to see you do a video on the disaster of the riverboat Sultana that happened just after the end of the Civil War.

[@TheCartajay]

Please make a in depth video of theories of Captain's Smith's final moments and did his real life actions match the 1997 film

[@johnking5174]

There is no 100% evidence of Captain Smith's final moments. Why? Because people were trying to save their own lives, and they had more on their mind than where was the captain. The last confirmed location of the captain was on the bridge around 5 minutes before the bridge started to flood. So with a best educated guess, when the bridge started to flood, he simply jumped into the sea.

[@grahamsutton2146]

hi Sam you are amazing at doing vidoes of the olympic titanic brittanic and other ships awesome work

[@michaeldepinto3562]

The crew was distracted by Jack and Rose and that's why they missed the Iceberg lmao

[@timtnr.6177]

Fiction

[@stevennorris7181]

Hey Sam, not sure if you see this comment but if you do what do you think about what the effects would have been of the coal fire on the ship that was happening when it set sail, you remember the burn marks on the side of the ship? What happens when that hits these conditions?

[@potsandpansimcold]

man i love your videos you always put the best ones together (all are the best lol) the last series was definitely interesting i remember first learning about it i was so infuriated about it the caption should be imprisoned for lifetime i feel, hes insensitive. also ive lived out on the east coast for about 6 years and near halifax as well, im excited to learn about the halifax explosion i know little about it like that they were transporting secret explosives on board a ship not suitable for it and they collided under a bridge and it ignited the tnt they had, but if thats wrong im happy to learn the facts. love the channel man keep up this amazing work its very interesting i love talking to my friend about the information i learn from you amazing work man i appreciate the research in your work👏👏

[@potsandpansimcold]

i also appreciate the information you give to defend the titanic on its possibilities on how she went down, and im POSITIVE the workers of her would appreciate it too, untold and i properly told stories would be super dehumanizing on anyone (alive or not) im sure they would appreciate it i know i would

[@kurtallen5683]

Hey Sam, I know this is hind-sight and Murdoc only had seconds to react, so I am not faulting him. If he had only ordered hard a starboard and allowed the ship to turn at it cruising speed (~21-22 knots) do you think the ship would have turned sooner and possibly missed the burg? Kurt

[@danieldoo1821]

" The crew on the RMS Titanic didn't really give into the " THIS SHIP IS UNSINKSABLE ~ ~ ~" They were wary.. especially of ice. Meanwhile, the iceberg the Titanic eventually hit: I am lonely, it's so cold, there's no moon to chat with, SOMEBODY GET NEAR ME ! Let's play tag ! * Iceberg sees some ship getting close " YAY