Titanic sinking a century ago

[JDgreen227]

They had on tv. about why it didn't roll over like alot of liner did in the past. meaning capsized.

I watched that on the National Geographic Channel last night, it was very interesting to see how that group led by Cameron analyzed the sinking and tried to deduce exactly why the ship was so badly damaged when it hit the seafloor. They did question about the lack of capsizing late in the second hour and suggested that perhaps the crew trimmed the ship in some way to prevent a list. The program repeats tonight: "Titanic, the final word with James Cameron".

 

[jonyyuma]

Glad I was able to inform you. There is another disaster that occurred on April 16, 1947 in Texas City, a converted Liberty ship loaded with fertilizer exploded, it was termed the deadliest industrial accident in US history, at least 581 people were killed. They speculate the death toll was much higher but could not account for everyone as remains were vaporized.

When we went to Galveston for one of our cruises. I happened up on the Propellar on the site where it landed in 1947. There is a monument to mark the spot..It was a very large prop and drive shaft and Miles from where the ship exploded at the docks. I really was taken by the documentary of the accident...

 

[jonyyuma]

They had on tv. about why it didn't roll over like alot of liner did in the past. meaning capsized.

Wasn't the Titanics boilers located in the middle of the ship? Prehaps when they went it weakened the back of the ship and broke it enough to pull from the bow section??

 

[JDgreen227]

Wasn't the Titanics boilers located in the middle of the ship? Prehaps when they went it weakened the back of the ship and broke it enough to pull from the bow section??

The boilers extended beyond both the front of the first and the rear of the third stacks, and the rear of the engines was pretty much in line with the front of the fourth stack. Many accounts say the ship broke apart between the third and fourth stack, which the engines were located under.

 

[Lloyd_E]

Local news reporting a couple cruise ships arriving in Halifax port from NY and beyond to see the grave site of titanic victims. Ships are en-route to resting site of Titanic.

lloyd

 

[DKCDKC]

My wife and I sailed on the Queen Mary II from Southampton to NYC and passed over the site of the Titanic sinking a few years ago. The Cunard ships all salute the site as they pass. We were there in May, and the water was still frigid. I would hate to have had to swim.

 

[dmccarty]

My wife and I sailed on the Queen Mary II from Southampton to NYC and passed over the site of the Titanic sinking a few years ago. The Cunard ships all salute the site as they pass. We were there in May, and the water was still frigid. I would hate to have had to swim.

The safety rule I read for kayaking in cold water was that in 50 degree water you have a 50% chance of living if you have to swim 50 years to shore. Not real good odds.

Usually this time of year we have a spate of drowning deaths on the lakes and ponds in the area. The air temp can be 85 but the water temperature can still be very cold. People will fall in the cold water and if their head goes under the water there is a cold water reflex that makes you gasp for air. One gasps for air but their head is under water.....

We members of a pool which opens at the end of May. That pool does not warm up until the end of June. The kids shiver in that water even though it is very shallow and should heat up fast compared to the local big lakes.

There was a photo in the newspaper of a guy kayak fishing on one of the local lakes last week. No PFD and in a T shirt. If he goes in the water he is going to have a rough day especially if the wind blows the boat away from him....

I drive over a bridge twice a day. A few years ago a grandfather and grandson tried to tie up their boat to the bridge. The grandson fell into the water trying to tie up the boat and was in trouble. The grandfather jumped it to save the grandson. The grandson was pulled from the water by a guy fishing on the shore. The grandfather drowned. I doubt they had more than 50 feet to swim to shore much less get back in the boat.

Cold water kills pretty quickly.

Later,
Dan

 

[JDgreen227]

I was watching the last part of the 4 part Titanic special last night, and it saddened me to see the passengers who were dunked in the sea as the ship sank, with their struggle to survive. It was only a movie, but one had the true sense of how they must have suffered in the cold and dark 100 years ago. For someone like me, who is a poor swimmer in the best of conditions, just the thought of being immersed in icy water...ugh.

 

[jonyyuma]

Several hunters a year get in trouble around here and die while duck hunting..hypothermia can still kill after you get out of the water , with exposure?

 

[JDgreen227]

When I logged into AOL a few minutes ago, I saw a story about a 37 year old Illinois man who died after a pair of swans attacked the kayak he was piloting. He was wearing heavy boots and clothing, but no life vest and drowned while trying to reach shore.