Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Ignoring The Warning

Nine minutes before the collision between the Titanic and the iceberg, the SS Californian signaled that it had halted for the night due to being in a field of ice. The radio operator at the time cut them off during their transmission and signaled back that he was too busy transcribing passengers' messages.

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The More You Know

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