Watched> Monday, 19th May, 2025 @ Edge Water Studios, Singleton, Lancashire, England. Rated 4 * * * * Very Good < Cert. Would be a U > This was yet another documentary of the worlds most famous ship wreck laying at the bottom of the Atlantic. One of many thousands of documentaries made, and books written. This first time 'digital' creation in such a large scale was of big interest, and fascination on how it looks from the outside in such detail, having taken thousands of photos of it, and put together in modern day digital form, which will be able to be kept forever, for all to see when we are dead and gone. Still their are questions to be asked, and are unanswered, and will never be answered, as they are taken to the ships grave. A few interesting facts that I have come across over the years, and my deep interest in the subject matter of the Titanic, similar to the history of Jack The Ripper, another part of British history, which is unanswered, back in 1888 - 137 years ago, WHO WAS HE? Fact One > The financial owner of the Titanic, White Star Line was J. P. Morgan, who was going to be on board the maiden voyage of the Titanic, until the very last minute, when he withdrew his luggage and didn't go on this fatal voyage to New York. WHY? Fact two > During the voyage, the ship was troubled with fires breaking out in the engine room, from the 29 large boilers, as big as a large two story house, as the stokers working 24 hours firing up the ships boilers with coal to keep the ship going, especially at full speed ahead. So big an operation this was, and the immense amount of coal having to be used, meant that all ships sailing at the time, had to be cancelled, so they could give their coal to the Titanic, so it could sail. The passengers travelling first class on these cancelled ships, were offered tickets for third class on the Titanic, which majority took up the offer, as they didn't want to give up a chance of a lifetime to sail on this most famous and spectacular ship of its time, though Titanic did have a sister ship called the Olympic, which was like a 'twin' in size and decoration inside. The theory of these boilers, is that when water poured in through the sliced open part of the ship, that the iceberg caused, creating explosions of the boilers, with the freezing water and the extreme heat of the boilers. It was found that some parts of the ripped open ship, the metal was bending out, rather than bent in. Fact 3 > More of a theory, than anything else, that circulated over the years, was it the Titanic that sunk that day, or was it the Olympic, in case something did happen, they didn't want it to be their pride and joy of the Titanic. I very much doubt this theory, myself. Finally Fact 4 > In hindsight, if the ship would have gone head on into the iceberg, the ship would not have sunk, as it would have just caused a massive jolt, possibly throwing some passengers out of their beds as they slept, and possibly only filling one baulk head with water, if that. The pointed bow of the ship would have just took the damage, which would have been far less than slicing open the side of the ship. At the time though, you just wouldn't think to do that, as instinct would tell you to turn the ship away, as best you can, as they did, but unfortunately it does take up to a mile in distance for a ship that size to turn in time, as is what happened, sadly. (ps).
