Titanic Sinking Full Documentary: "A Ship Believed to be Unsinkable"

[@zakiack]

A lot of people are claiming that the title of the documentary does not fit, as they say that Titanic was never claimed to be unsinkable. I would like to address this claim here. If you’d notice, the title is in quotes. That is because it is based on a quote from J. Bruce Ismay. The full quote is "Yes, I was once in a ship which was believed to be unsinkable." when one of his granddaughters asked him if he had ever been shipwrecked. Furthermore, people definitely believed the Titanic was unsinkable (quick thanks to @titanictx883 for compiling a few of these examples). In 1910, Olympic and Titanic were advertised in a brochure, where the White Star Line says “as far as it is possible to do so, these two wonderful vessels are designed to be unsinkable.” In 1911, reporting on Titanic’s launch, the Irish and Belfast Morning Newspaper concluded that Titanic was “practically unsinkable.” Also in 1911, Shipbuilder Magazine infamously also claimed that Titanic was “practically unsinkable.” The most egregious example of this wishful thinking comes after Titanic sank but before definite news of the sinking reached the rest of the world, and while New York was speculating what had happened. Phillip Franklin, Vice Chairman of the White Star Line signed a statement which reads: “While we are not in direct communication with the Titanic, we are perfectly satisfied that the ship is unsinkable. That no more wireless messages are coming from the may be due to atmospheric conditions or something like that.” Finally, many passengers discuss the ship’s unsinkability within their testimony. Before the ship sank, Thomson Beattie wrote home saying “We are changing ships and coming home in a new unsinkable boat.” Furthermore, Margaret Devaney said “I took passage on the Titanic for I thought it would be a safe steamship and I had heard it could not sink.” The most egregious example of this attitude comes from May Futrelle’s testimony in the Daily Boston Globe on 17 April, 1932, where she claims she ran into a group of first class men smoking, including John Jacob Astor. They only occasionally murmured; “the only thing anybody said was that we couldn’t sink.” As May Futrelle left the ship in lifeboat 9, this likely occurred rather late in the sinking process, as the aft lifeboats were leaving the ship. In all, many of Titanic’s passengers DEFINITELY believed that she could not sink. Sources: www.historyonthenet.com/the-titanic-why-did-people-believe-titanic-was-unsinkable www.upi.com/Archives/1912/04/15/Titanic-owners-not-worried-declare-vessel-unsinkable/5481147106913/ Daily Boston Globe, 17 April, 1932

[@Toosplash.]

A reference only few would pick up on, but very fitting.

[@joshblair4951]

Honestly, I'm always weary of videos like this, as they tend to be full of all kinds of misinformation. This, however was incredibly well done.

[@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078]

“Misinformation”🙄

[@innergameroblox]

REAL LIFE TIMESTAMPS 23:39 Titanic’s lookout Frederick Fleet spots an iceberg. 23:39 First Officer William Murdoch orders “Hard a’ starboard” 23:39 Shortly before the collision, Murdoch shuts the watertight doors. 23:40 Titanic collides with the iceberg on her starboard bow. 23:40 Shortly after Fourth Officer Boxhall, Captain Smith arrives on the bridge wherein he is informed of the collision, the engines are stopped. 23:41 Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall begins touring the bow in a damage inspection. 23:42 Second Class Passenger Lawrence Beesley notices that the engines have stopped and decides to investigate. He makes his way up the Fwd. Second Class Staircase 23:42 Smith puts the engine telegraphs to “Half” 23:42 Lamp Trimmer Hemming hears a hissing noise coming from the forepeak tank, the noise in question being air escaping from the flooding compartment. 23:42 Second Officer Lightoller is alerted and goes outside his cabin to investigate why the ship is moving so slowly, he testified that the ship was moving at “about 6 knots”, he would then go back to his cabin. 23:43 Smith orders Quartermaster Olliver to find the carpenter. 23:45 Excess steam is vented through the boilers, a safety feature intended to prevent the boilers from exploding. 23:46 The engines are ordered to be stopped for the final time 23:47 J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line makes his way to the bridge and asks why the engines have stopped, he is informed of the collision, Capt. Smith also tells him that he is worried that the ship may be seriously damaged. 23:50 Around this time, Boxhall returns from his initial damage inspection, he informs Captain Smith that he found no damage, Smith does not trust this initial report and asks him to find the ship's carpenter. 23:51 Boxhall runs into Carpenter Maxwell and Mail Clerk John R. J. Smith, and he is informed that the mailroom is flooding, he begins making his way to the mailroom. 23:52 Around this time, Captain Smith and Chief Designer Thomas Andrews start inspecting the ship, they did not inspect the ship together. 23:52 Fireman Barrett is told to get lamps for Boiler Room 5. 23:55 Steward Johnstone observes Chief Designer Thomas Andrews returning from the Engine Room and heading to the mailroom, he follows Andrews, and sees that the first class baggage room on G Deck is flooding. 23:57 Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde orders Quartermaster Alfred John Olliver to inform Boatswain Albert William Stanley Nichols to prepare his men to uncover the lifeboats. 23:58 Captain Smith returns to the bridge from his first damage inspection. 23:59 Boxhall returns from his second inspection and informs. Smith that the mailroom was flooding, Smith replies with “All right” and begins his second inspection. April 15 0:00 Steward Joseph Wheat starts closing WTDs on F deck 0:05 Boxhall wakes Lightoller and says “You know we’ve struck an iceberg? ”Lightoller gets prepared, he knows the ship is seriously damaged but does not think she’ll sink, Boxhall also wakes up Third Officer Pitman and Fifth Officer Lowe. 0:10 Stewardess Annie Robinson hears Andrews tell Smith “Well three have gone already Captain” referring to breached watertight compartments. 0:12 Captain Smith returns from his second damage inspection 0:15 Stewards are ordered to rouse passengers and issue them lifebelts. 0:15 Lifeboats are ordered to be swung out. 0:15 Captain Smith orders the wireless operators to prepare to send a distress call. 0:15 The watertight doors between the Engine Room and Boiler Room 4 are opened. 0:16 Around this time, the band begins playing music. 0:20 Andrews is seen by passengers William Sloper, Dorothy Gibson and Anne Warner rushing up the Grand Staircase taking 3 steps at a time with a look of terror on his face. 0:20 Thomas Andrews confirms to Captain Smith that Titanic will sink, he estimates that she has an hour before she’s at the bottom of the Atlantic. Smith orders an immediate evacuation. 0:26 Boxhall begins to calculate the Titanic’s corrected position. 0:27 Distress calls are sent. 0:30 Around this time, Boiler Room 6 is completely submerged. 0:35 Distress calls with corrected position are transmitted. 0:37 Around this time, the RMS Carpathia (MPA) receives Titanic’s distress call. 0:40 The first lifeboat is launched by Murdoch, it being Boat 7, it only has an occupancy of around 28 people despite having a maximum capacity of 65. 0:44 Third Officer Pitman gets aboard Boat 5 when ordered to do so. 0:47 The first distress rocket is fired; it is noticed by the crew on the nearby mystery ship, the SS Californian, which makes no attempt to provide assistance as Captain Stanley Lord was informed that the rockets were white. 0:50 The water from the coal bunker collapses onto Boiler Room 5, causing its rapid flooding. Only Fireman Frederick Barrett makes it out alive. 0:51 Carpathia (MPA) confirms they are heading for Titanic. 0:55 Steward Joseph Wheat notices water flowing into the E Deck staircase landing, water has now spilled over the tops of the bulkheads, which only go up to E Deck. 0:55 Lifeboat 3 launched by Murdoch. 0:55 Lifeboat 6 launched. 1:00 Around this time, officers meet in Murdoch’s cabin, guns are issued. 1:04 Captain Smith is seen assisting the loading of Lifeboat 8. 1:05 Emergency Lifeboat 1 is launched. 1:05 Lifeboat 8 is launched. 1:15 Lifeboat 9 is launched. 1:20 Lifeboat 16 is launched. 1:25 Lifeboat 12 is launched. 1:25 Lifeboat 11 launched by Murdoch. 1:25 Boiler Room 4 is abandoned. 1:30 In one of the first signs of panic, gunshots were heard coming from Lifeboat 14 coming from Fifth Officer Harold Lowe who fired warning shots to disperse the crowd. 1:30 Water is up to Titanic’s nameplate. 1:33 Cape Race (MCE) reports that they can no longer hear from Titanic.. 1:38 Thomas Andrews is seen in the First Class Smoking Room. 1:40 Lifeboat 13 and 15 are launched 1:40 An incident occurs between Lifeboat 13 and 15, Lifeboat 15 nearly lowers on top of Lifeboat 13. 1:45 Boxhall leaves the ship on Lifeboat 2. 1:46 Assistant Steward Walter Nichols, in Lifeboat 15 notes that the starboard propellers are well above the water. 1:50 First Officer Murdoch, having crossed over to the port side, launches Lifeboat 10. 1:52 Captain Smith tries to call back recently lowered boats, most make no attempt to do so as Quartermaster Hichens states: “It is our lives now, not theirs.” 1:52 Captain Smith tells Quartermaster Rowe to cease firing rockets and take charge of Collapsible C. 1:55 Lifeboat 4 is launched. 2:00 Collapsible C is launched by Murdoch, onboard this boat is Chairman of the White Star Line Bruce Ismay. 2:05 Lightoller lowers Collapsible D, it is the last to be lowered. 2:07 Smith gives up hope of calling back recently lowered boats. 2:10 The last messages from Titanic are heard 2:12 Around this time, the wireless room is abandoned. 2:14 Collapsible B tips over while being pushed to the boat deck 2:15 Collapsible B and A are prepared, they are not equipped with oars and therefore float away. Collapsible B would be tipped over while being pushed onto the boat deck and would therefore remain capsized, it would save about 30 lives including Junior Wireless Operator Harold Bride and Second Officer Charles Lightoller. 2:16 The final air pockets in the forward sections of the ship burst and Titanic takes an unexpected plunge downward. 2:16 The first of Titanic’s funnels collapse. 2:17 Titanic splits in two. 2:20 The Titanic is gone. 4:15 Carpathia arrives at the scene and begins rescuing survivors, Fourth Officer Boxhall is the first to board the Carpathia. Revised 3/25/2024

[@MagnifiedLiverpool]

Fascinating and dreadfully tragic.

[@1Luckydog.]

I feel as though I lived it.

[@DannyDraws1912]

This is a very well done documentary! I love how you focused on the human stories more then the sinking mechanics, bravo! 😃👏

[@fmyoung]

This is one of those really nice and objective docs with no flourishes; it is right to the point

[@Battleshipfan]

Vogel Im Kafig during the documentary bringing me to tears, well done

[@KoolDog570]

This was excellent, and kudos for using realistic lighting - no moon, extremely dark that night, & showing the ship in silhouette was extremely accurate, whereas some real time sinking videos insist on making it look so bright it appears to have sank at 9pm under a full moon.... This is actually more visually accurate than those versions

[@AllanFidlerMusic]

Well done and this video should have a ton more views and likes. Thank you ❤

[@fmyoung]

2:30 Binoculars or no Fleet knew exactly what that bump on the horizon was

[@MrGoldenV]

Great video and very well narrated. Subbed.

[@Toosplash.]

This was so detailed, amazing work!

[@egm8602]

This timeline retelling is excellent. At every step, beginning with the cancellation of the lifeboat drill on Sunday morning, the concept of Titanic "unsinkability" impedes any and every action that could have saved the ship or improved the number of people saved. RIP.

[@HistoricTravels]

Bravo man, impressive.

[@zakiack]

Thanks Sam!

[@SSArctic1854]

And know I know this video is amazing

[@1Luckydog.]

Totally amazing. Very well done. As a long time fan of all things Titanic I am impressed and learned some new facts.

[@allannakhle8555]

Fine documentary you have my gratitude and respect

[@llllDespacitollll]

absolutely phenomenal

[@sallykohorst8803]

Thanks for new view on what happened. Thanks. 112th anniversary is approaching real soon. ALL RIP.

[@codysnider7017]

This was a nice watch! I especially enjoyed how you referenced the light on the horizon. For some reason, it seems as though most Titanic documentaries omit this key piece of information. I understand that while most Titanic scholars believe this ship was the Californian, it’s still a very contentious issue when it comes to identifying the ship that stood still, but this part of the Titanic story needs to be told. I’d love to see more documentaries about the Californian mystery ship debate. This gets a like from me! Well done.

[@Reimu__Hakurei]

This was Stella work! One thing that I would’ve liked to see at the end was the subsequent sounds of titanics stern still full of air imploding traveling the sounds back to the surface.

[@fmyoung]

11:31 Capt Smith thought the 1st-class promenade deck was open all the way like the Olympic's

[@fmyoung]

Thanks for this video

[@fmyoung]

3:47 And to think that it took the berg as little as 10s to mortally wound the Titanic.... Also the injury wasn't really a continuous gash but rather a series of pokes and stabs the iceberg inflicted onto the hull as it bumped and scraped along

[@TheRavendearest]

Exceptionally well done,thank you so much for this!

[@thoji215]

man I should rewatch Attack On Titan. The OSTs hit hard. I'm glad to not be the only one who thinks that they fit Titanic very well. Great Documentary. The only improvement I would suggest is that if I remember correctly, you don't ever explain what happens to the ship's list post 23.45 until nearer to the final plunge. It would have been even better if you explained how the list was changing and why.

[@zakiack]

Thanks for the feedback. Tbh the reason why I don't talk about the mechanics of the way the ship thinks is because it doesn't really affect the human stories all that much. I mention the list in the context of the crew's actions; such as at lifeboats 6, 10, and 4. Also the mechanics of the port list themselves are highly controversial (D deck door? Scotland Road? Both? Neither?), and I don't think it would have been worth it to discuss it in depth. If ur interested in it more I'd suggest these videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGe0g56qi9CFl5Isi=Olik4lOaazCs9LoH kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYjXiqWFpc2crNEsi=he85aqod-hfuukCW

[@fmyoung]

5:07 That coal bunker fire may have played a role in the sinking but not the main one by any means; the fire affected only the forward bunker of boiler room 5 ever and the iceberg opened no fewer than six compartments to the sea

[@fmyoung]

Here's why the Titanic's story will never die: (1) she was the largest movable man-made object of her day, (2) she excelled in luxury appointments, (3) it was her maiden voyage (of all voyages), (4) there were many celebrities of the day on board, (5) there was already a lot of talk about all her features before she was ever launched (including her "unsinkability"), and (6) the Titanic was the first ship in living memory to be sunk by an iceberg. Of course, let's not forget those who died. 1,500 souls is 1,500 souls.

[@davinp]

Titanic's sinking is one the highest number of deaths in peacetime

[@fmyoung]

@@davinp It is and the Titanic is the world's sixth-deepest known shipwreck at 12,467ft (pretty much 3,800m)

[@jkephart4624]

Violet smiling at moody to cheer him up is cute. Tge unsinkable woman feared no ocean ;) 😊

[@syedahmed2746]

It's really a miracle to see that they sank titanic in just 30 minutes while in history it took nearly 3 hours. Technology has evolved a lot

[@RaGeTriplez]

holy crap Zak I did not know Titanic blew up

[@fmyoung]

6:37 If Capt. Smith still had any hopes after carpenter John Hutchinson and mail clerk Iago Smith told them about the water they were quickly dispelled when designer Thomas Andrews delivered his verdict; it was felt that no one would know the ship more intimately than her designer

[@ZoolGatekeeper]

Great information about the situation before the collision.. I've always wondered, being an amateur, if there was a way to reroute the water to other compartments and balance the ship in a way that it would float. I mean horizontally.. I've seen this idea in other cases.

[@1Luckydog.]

I believe it was flooding too fast.

[@insising]

Titanic gang rise! Oh wait...

[@innergameroblox]

Great documentary! However I would add some timestamps, such as when Olliver was ordered to find the carpenter.

[@zakiack]

I considered using timestamps, but I decided against it. I wanted to contextualize the events in the same way that the people who experienced them did. I thought that timestamps would ruin this experience, as everyone already thinks of the sinking in terms of the times that things occur at, which provides a certain level of foresight to the viewer. Also it's very difficult to know the times that things actually occurred at. We can make guesses based on how long people estimate things take, but for the most part, timestamps throughout the sinking are wild guesses.

[@innergameroblox]

Alright that's understandable! @@zakiack Here's a timeline I wrote based on a variety of sources 23:39 Titanic’s lookout Frederick Fleet spots an iceberg. 23:39 First Officer William Murdoch orders “Hard a’ starboard” 23:39 Shortly before the collision, Murdoch shuts the watertight doors. 23:40 Titanic collides with the iceberg on her starboard bow. 23:40 Shortly after Fourth Officer Boxhall, Captain Smith arrives on the bridge wherein he is informed of the collision, the engines are stopped. 23:41 Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall begins touring the bow in a damage inspection. 23:42 Second Class Passenger Lawrence Beesley notices that the engines have stopped and decides to investigate. He makes his way up the Fwd. Second Class Staircase 23:42 Smith puts the engine telegraphs to “Half” 23:42 Lamp Trimmer Hemming hears a hissing noise coming from the forepeak tank, the noise in question being air escaping from the flooding compartment. 23:42 Second Officer Lightoller is alerted and goes outside his cabin to investigate why the ship is moving so slowly, he testified that the ship was moving at “about 6 knots”, he would then go back to his cabin. 23:43 Smith orders Quartermaster Olliver to find the carpenter. 23:45 Excess steam is vented through the boilers, a safety feature intended to prevent the boilers from exploding. 23:46 The engines are ordered to be stopped for the final time 23:47 J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line makes his way to the bridge and asks why the engines have stopped, he is informed of the collision, Capt. Smith also tells him that he is worried that the ship may be seriously damaged. 23:50 Around this time, Boxhall returns from his initial damage inspection, he informs Captain Smith that he found no damage, Smith does not trust this initial report and asks him to find the ship's carpenter. 23:51 Boxhall runs into Carpenter Maxwell mail clerk John R. J. Smith, and he is informed that the mailroom is flooding, he begins making his way to the mailroom. 23:52 Around this time, Captain Smith and Chief Designer Thomas Andrews start inspecting the ship, they did not inspect the ship together. 23:52 Fireman Barrett is told to get lamps for Boiler Room 5. 23:55 Steward Johnstone observes Chief Designer Thomas Andrews returning from the Engine Room and heading to the mailroom, he follows Andrews, and sees that the first class baggage room on G Deck is flooding. 23:57 Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde orders Quartermaster Alfred John Olliver to inform Boatswain Albert William Stanley Nichols to prepare his men to uncover the lifeboats. 23:58 Captain Smith returns to the bridge from his first damage inspection. 23:59 Boxhall returns from his second inspection and informs. Smith that the mailroom was flooding, Smith replies with “All right” and begins his second inspection. April 15 0:00 Steward Joseph Wheat starts closing WTDs on F deck 0:05 Boxhall wakes Lightoller and says “You know we’ve struck an iceberg? ”Lightoller gets prepared, he knows the ship is seriously damaged but does not think she’ll sink, Boxhall also wakes up Third Officer Pitman and Fifth Officer Lowe. 0:10 Stewardess Annie Robinson hears Andrews tell Smith “Well three have gone already Captain” referring to breached watertight compartments. 0:12 Captain Smith returns from his second damage inspection 0:15 Stewards are ordered to rouse passengers and issue them lifebelts. 0:15 Lifeboats are ordered to be swung out. 0:15 Captain Smith orders the wireless operators to prepare to send a distress call. 0:15 The watertight doors between the Engine Room and Boiler Room 4 are opened. 0:16 Around this time, the band begins playing music. 0:20 Andrews is seen by passengers William Sloper, Dorothy Gibson and Anne Warner rushing up the Grand Staircase taking 3 steps at a time with a look of terror on his face. 0:20 Thomas Andrews confirms to Captain Smith that Titanic will sink, he estimates that she has an hour before she’s at the bottom of the Atlantic. Smith orders an immediate evacuation. 0:26 Boxhall begins to calculate the Titanic’s corrected position. 0:27 Distress calls are sent. 0:30 Around this time, Boiler Room 6 is completely submerged. 0:35 Distress calls with corrected position are transmitted. 0:37 Around this time, the RMS Carpathia (MPA) receives Titanic’s distress call. 0:40 The first lifeboat is launched by Murdoch, it being Boat 7, it only has an occupancy of around 28 people despite having a maximum capacity of 65. 0:44 Third Officer Pitman gets aboard Boat 5 when ordered to do so. 0:47 The first distress rocket is fired; it is noticed by the crew on the nearby mystery ship, the SS Californian, which makes no attempt to provide assistance as Captain Stanley Lord was informed that the rockets were white. 0:50 The water from the coal bunker collapses onto Boiler Room 5, causing its rapid flooding. Only Fireman Frederick Barrett makes it out alive. 0:51 Carpathia (MPA) confirms they are heading for Titanic. 0:55 Steward Joseph Wheat notices water flowing into the E Deck staircase landing, water has now spilled over the tops of the bulkheads, which only go up to E Deck. 0:55 Lifeboat 3 launched by Murdoch. 0:55 Lifeboat 6 launched. 1:00 Around this time, officers meet in Murdoch’s cabin, guns are issued. 1:04 Captain Smith is seen assisting the loading of Lifeboat 8. 1:05 Emergency Lifeboat 1 is launched. 1:05 Lifeboat 8 is launched. 1:15 Lifeboat 9 is launched. 1:20 Lifeboat 16 is launched. 1:25 Lifeboat 12 is launched. 1:25 Lifeboat 11 launched by Murdoch. 1:25 Boiler Room 4 is abandoned. 1:30 In one of the first signs of panic, gunshots were heard coming from Lifeboat 14 coming from Fifth Officer Harold Lowe who fired warning shots to disperse the crowd. 1:30 Water is up to Titanic’s nameplate. 1:33 Cape Race (MCE) reports that they can no longer hear from Titanic.. 1:38 Thomas Andrews is seen in the First Class Smoking Room. 1:40 Lifeboat 13 and 15 are launched 1:40 An incident occurs between Lifeboat 13 and 15, Lifeboat 15 nearly lowers on top of Lifeboat 13. 1:45 Boxhall leaves the ship on Lifeboat 2. 1:46 Assistant Steward Walter Nichols, in Lifeboat 15 notes that the starboard propellers are well above the water. 1:50 First Officer Murdoch, having crossed over to the port side, launches Lifeboat 10. 1:52 Captain Smith tries to call back recently lowered boats, most make no attempt to do so as Quartermaster Hichens states: “It is our lives now, not theirs.” 1:52 Captain Smith tells Quartermaster Rowe to cease firing rockets and take charge of Collapsible C. 1:55 Lifeboat 4 is launched. 2:00 Collapsible C is launched by Murdoch, onboard this boat is Chairman of the White Star Line Bruce Ismay. 2:05 Lightoller lowers Collapsible D, it is the last to be lowered. 2:07 Smith gives up hope of calling back recently lowered boats. 2:10 The last messages from Titanic are heard 2:12 Around this time, the wireless room is abandoned. 2:14 Collapsible B tips over while being pushed to the boat deck 2:15 Collapsible B and A are prepared, they are not equipped with oars and therefore float away. Collapsible B would be tipped over while being pushed onto the boat deck and would therefore remain capsized, it would save about 30 lives including Junior Wireless Operator Harold Bride and Second Officer Charles Lightoller. 2:16 The final air pockets in the forward sections of the ship burst and Titanic takes an unexpected plunge downward. 2:16 The first of Titanic’s funnels collapse. 2:17 Titanic splits in two. 2:20 The Titanic is gone. 4:15 Carpathia arrives at the scene and begins rescuing survivors, Fourth Officer Boxhall is the first to board the Carpathia. Revised 3/25/2024

[@zakiack]

@@innergameroblox I'm sorry I kinda just skimmed over these and assumed they were video timestamps rather than actual timestamps. I should've been clearer in my original comment that I disagree with the idea of timestamping the sinking in general. Apart from a few specific times (which were mentioned in the documentary, such as the iceberg collision, wireless messages, 2:20am, etc), the basis for most timestamps throughout the sinking are arbitrary guesses of the time it took specific figures to do specific tasks, which could be distorted incredibly due to the stress and adrenaline of the situation. As a result, most of them are essentially guesses made under the worst of circumstances. I don't want to pin the comment because any timestamp will follow such pseudoscientific methods. My apologies!

[@innergameroblox]

No worries.

[@fmyoung]

There you are Ismay there's your big dream just about gone

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

J. Bruce Ismay escaped on Collapsible D and First officer Murdoch was in charge

[@nathatndennis4490]

This is very well researched. My only question, and maybe I missed something, what is with the green light?

[@zakiack]

I assume ur talking about the light on Titanic's starboard bridge wing. That is one of Titanic's navigation lights. All ships and aircraft need to have a red light on the port side, a green light on the starboard side, and a white light above all other lights. This allows other ships to judge which direction any given ship is going at night by just looking at the ship.

[@realindiansniper]

good video mr singh

[@fmyoung]

Because of a coal strike in Britain at the time and because April was still off-season the Titanic was only two-thirds full

[@egm8602]

Begs the question as to why Ismay didn't wait until late May to send Titanic on her maiden voyage. Olympic went in late May the year before.

[@DlSCS]

ZAk, i got some news: Great video

[@michaelschiebel5141]

The sinking of the Titanic after the collision with an iceberg was not necessary. If the Titanic had moved backwards at full speed, the front side of the Titanic would have pushed up by the water so much, that the water of the six watertight compartments wouldn't have flooded the other compartments. Titanic would have remained afloat and could have returned to Ireland for repair.

[@JosephLevy-kv6dl]

It's impossible to know exactly what happened; as the saying goes, ten persons will give ten different stories

[@JokingGuy1342]

Amazing work!

[@fmyoung]

The Titanic's problems begin, as it were, with her own name. She was named after the Titans, who in ancient Greek mythology were a warrior race that tried to overthrow Zeus, the so-called "god of gods." They emerged second-best, though; Zeus singlehandedly defeated them and sent them to the bellows of the earth. The Titanic was therefore named after defeat

[@sp1n4l_sn4p]

for a documentary about trying to disprove titanic myths, you quite literally put one in the title. Titanic was never claimed to be unsinkable by her owners. Yes they were proud of her and her state of the art safety, and flaunted it with pride. It was Titanic’s crew and Thomas Andrew’s who told people it was “Virtually unsinkable”.

[@fmyoung]

I know that Shipbuilder Magazine proclaimed the Olympic and Titanic "practically unsinkable" and as this was retold the adverb was eventually dropped

[@titanictx883]

Its reputation as "unsinkable" appeared to begin when the White Star Line released a brochure in 1910 stating that "as far as possible to do so, these two wonderful vessels (Titanic and Olympic) are designed to be unsinkable." After that, this same quote began popping up in newspapers throughout England and Ireland along with other descriptions such as "practically making them unsinkable" - One newspaper does state simply "The 'Olympic' and 'Titanic' Unsinkable" (Liverpool Journal Commerce May 31, 1911). In Belfast, they called it the "unsinkable ship" according to people like John Parkinson whose father did woodwork on this ship when Parkinson was a child. The Shipbuilder Magazine in 1911 only added to the descriptions that had been circulating for months. Though, other ships had been described as "unsinkable" in the past, there were many in the public that seemed to take it quite literally in the public. Many survivors describe their belief that it was unsinkable, and even one of the White Star Line Managers proclaimed that the ship was unsinkable even AFTER it sank, which can be seen on the left hand side of the April 16, 1912 New York Times Newspaper: "While we are not in direct communication with the Titanic, we are perfectly satisfied that the ship is unsinkable," he stated.

[@randomrazr]

u animated this?

[@zakiack]

yes

[@caljucotcas]

im not fan of the " real lighting " animations. i stared black screen at the end. but well done :D

[@markwiygul6356]

Great Video!!! However, it's 34 minutes long . . too short given the amount of information discussed. Might as well make it FULL LENGTH and the commentary synchronize with the actual sinking, that way, we can experience this in Real Time. I couldn't process all the comments it was so much information so quick, even for a 34 minute video, so make another one please, full length. I give this an A . . do this real time and its A+++

[@lesnyczlowiekoutdoor]

Why is the Titanic crooked to the left side while sailing?!

[@zakiack]

The ship had a port list of a about 3 degrees before striking the iceberg. There was a coal bunker fire in boiler room 5, and in order to extinguish it, coal was moved from the starboard side, to the port side, changing the ship's trim.

[@lesnyczlowiekoutdoor]

@@zakiack Oh ok, that's interesting

[@fmyoung]

@@zakiack Lawrence Beesley was one of the passengers who noticed it

[@susanhawkins217]

Talking way too fast 😩

[@rypless7151]

the attack on titan theme

[@zakiack]

attack on titanic

[@baykone]

i can’t swim ❤

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

They never claimed or thought the ship unsinkable it was just said as a kind of after thought a off the cuff remark More reserch in to the real diolouge is needed !

[@zakiack]

read pinned comment

[@DJOctobot]

Oh please. No one believed him to be unsinkable. Its true they called him practically unsinkable but that means the ship is very safe and well built. Its possible some passengers missinterpreted this term and thought he was called completely unsinkable. This whole thing got blown outta proportion when the ship did sink

[@zakiack]

The title is an exact quote from J Bruce Ismay. The full quote is "Yes, I was once in a ship which was believed to be unsinkable." Also, if you notice the craziness of the loading of the aft lifeboats, you will be surprised to know that at around the same time, a group of first class men, including Col Astor, gathered around the A deck forward grand staircase. They would only occasionally murmur about how the ship definitely would not sink.

[@DJOctobot]

@@zakiack keep in mind. They were All passengers who misinterpreted the term

[@zakiack]

What other interpretation of "unsinkable" is there? apart from "unable to be sunk."

[@DJOctobot]

@@zakiack Unsinkable wasnt quite the right term to use. But what it ment was their was seemingly no natural circumstance to damage the ship enough to sink. Not that it was completely infallible. It just seemed extremly unlikely for natural causes. So it was more like saying nature wasnt strong enough

[@TommyRayzer]

I believe the term "Practically Unsinkable" was used once but the ship was never referred to as directly "Unsinkable" until after she had already sunk, which is an odd choice of words given the reality...

[@NASTYVEGASNATE]

Nobody….ever…claimed….it…was….unsinkable. 🤦‍♂️ damn

[@zakiack]

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[@SolitudePF]

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[@insising]

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