What really happened to the Titanic revealed!!

[Jangler]

[Mr. Scot]

I thought you were referring to this.

Titanic sunk by steering mistake says officer's descendant

Louise Patten, the granddaughter of Titanic's second officer, Charles Herbert Lightoller, alleges that the ship's collision with an iceberg was caused by human error rather than bad luck.

She asserts that the man steering the ship when the iceberg was spotted, Robert Hitchins, panicked and turned the wheel in the wrong direction. Titanic's steering required the helmsman to turn the wheel in the direction opposite to which he wished the ship to go. So when Hitchens was told to turn the ship to the left he cranked the wheel to the left, causing the boat to move right, the direction of the iceberg. The mistake was an easy one to make, as many new steamships had steering systems which moved the boat in the same direction as the wheel.

By the time the blunder was noticed, it was too late to avoid the impact. Patten claims her grandfather and other surviving crew members covered up the error to avoid tarnishing their reputations and to prevent the financial ruin of the White Star Line and the loss of jobs that would come with it.

Patten's revelations coincide with the publication of her new novel 'Good as Gold,' into which she weaves her account of events.

The helmsman's mistake is not the only error Patten is seeking to expose. She also claims that the chairman of White Star Line, J. Bruce Ismay, insisted the ship continue sailing after the impact, causing Titanic to sink hours faster than was necessary. Patten says those extra hours could have prevented the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers.

[Jangler]

^^^Crazy conspiracies

[Mr. Scot]

^^^Crazy conspiracies

She is trying to sell a book...

In this case, I have to admit it's believable though. She said she wasn't able to tell the story until her grandfather passed away because he had insisted on keeping the story quiet out of loyalty to his employer.

If you've seen the movie, grandpa was this guy...

[Carolina Mike]

That is just too crazy to believe. EVERYONE knows it was really the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man swimming.

[Swan]

Wtf. Everyone knows dinosaurs are extinct.

[Kevin Greene]

Wtf. Everyone knows dinosaurs are extinct.

Catch up, he just thawed from a 10 million year old iceberg. Sheesh.

[Carolinator]

Wtf. Everyone knows dinosaurs are extinct.

[Mr. Scot]

That really doesn't look right :eek:

[Carolinator]

I know, those electrical wires are close

[Chimera]

When I read the name of the thread, I thought it was a new thread by Venom.

[TarPanther9180]

I always thought an old asian guy was at the wheel