Topband: Solar Flare

[Steve]

> The root  cause was collision with an ice berg.


a well researched TV documentary recently shed brand new light 
here...apparently they had a nasty coal fire burning in one of the coal 
bunkers from departure up until the day before the iceberg. It severely 
warped / weakened one of the walls of the flood compartment walls which 
happened to be at the exact spot of the iceberg's contact and subsequent 
ripping of the hull. The plate eventually burst and allowed the next several 
watertight compartments to flood which made the ship's bow start to tilt. 
The documentary concluded that if there had been no fire and plate warpage 
then the ship would have stayed afloat. .they should have never departed 
while the fire was still burning but after all of the hype and big $$$ 
involved, decided to go anyway. The fire info was hushed-up during the 
official inquiry, I suspect maybe for insurance purposes... fascinating new 
light.

Steve



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