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Titanic: Ignored Iceberg Warnings from Other Ships
On April 14, 1912, operators received six distinct warnings, including a critical message from the Mesaba. However, operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride were overwhelmed with passenger messages and did not pass all warnings to Captain Edward Smith. The ship maintained its speed of 22 knots regardless.
Chapter 1
Engineering a steel giant
Chapter 2
A floating society of contrasts
Chapter 3
The collision and the cold night
Chapter 4
Rescue and the aftermath
Chapter 5
How the night changed the ocean
Ch 3 · The collision and the cold night
artiteacher Test your Titanic survival and engineering knowledge. Choose the best fit between float and freeze in this interactive historical game.
artiteacher The iceberg did not slice the ship open, but buckled the steel plates along the bow.
Fun Fact
Iceberg's ancient origin: The iceberg that struck the Titanic likely broke off from Greenland about three thousand years before the collision.
artiteacher The Titanic received multiple wireless iceberg warnings from other vessels on the day of the collision.
Glossary
iceberg (noun)
A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. The Titanic struck one in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912.
A large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. The Titanic struck one in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912.