Titanic Sub Press Conference: Implosion Confirmed But Timing Unclear -- All Five Passengers Dead, More Details
perezhilton.comThe reason the story of the Titanic has entranced people for as long as it has, 111 years now to be exact, is the level of Greek mythos-like hubris it encapsulates.
A “perfect storm” of disregarded safety warnings, human ego, and imperfect circumstances all led to the luxury liner’s sinking in April 1912. Captain Edward Smith knew the dangers of icebergs in the area, but White Star Line boss Bruce Ismay wanted the ship to make more headlines, urging Smith to speed through the icy sea fields in hopes of arriving to New York City earlier than planned, once again mystifying the public with Titanic’s greatness.
After all, “God himself could not sink this ship,” right? Wrong. Forging ahead without binoculars in the crow’s nest, with too few life boats, and a rare weather event believed to have created a “fake horizon” for the lookouts, Titanic crashed into an iceberg on April 14, 1912, ultimately plummeting to its grave at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at 2:20 a.m.
on April 15, 1912. Related: OceanGate CEO’s Wife Related To Titanic Passengers Now, in June of 2023, five lives stepped aboard Titan — an OceanGate submersible designed to make that same voyage into the depths of the ocean to the site of the doomed ship’s resting place.
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