The moon to blame for the sinking of the Titanic, says forensic astronomer

Wednesday, March 7th 2012 - 03:11 UTC

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A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon. Anyone who knows history or has seen the blockbuster movies knows that the cause of the transatlantic liner's accident 100 years ago next month was that it hit an iceberg. Read full article

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Idlehands
I still think the critical cause of the sinking was whacking into an iceberg they didn't see.
Mar 07th, 2012 - 12:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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St.John
I think you are right, Idlehands. Ships sometimes hit icebergs, never Moons.

The captain had been warned of icebergs but obviously didn't heed the warning and sailed too fast in a foggy night - pride? keep his time table for the much hyped liner?
Mar 07th, 2012 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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geo2
....could be sabotage...!!
Mar 07th, 2012 - 08:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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jerry
Did you ever wonder if this is what really happened to the “Belgrano”?
Mar 07th, 2012 - 11:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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