“It then headed full speed into a known iceberg-field, with less than half the required lifeboats, no red signal flares, no Rothschild or Rockefeller on board, and sank to the bottom of the north Atlantic Ocean. Morgan, cancelled his long-awaited journey just hours before its proposed departure,” the meme reads. “3 of the wealthiest men on earth, whom (sic) were against the creation of the federal reserve bank, happened to be invited aboard for its maiden voyage (John Aster, Isador Strauss & Benjamin Guggenheim). “DID YOU KNOW? The man who funded the building of the titanic, J. These sit alongside a wall of text that suggests Morgan had motive to sink the Titanic because it was hosting three powerful people who opposed his idea for a centralised banking system, ie: the U.S. Federal Reserve. It consists of two images: one of the ship and a second of American financier John Pierpont (J.P.) Morgan ( here). The meme was posted to Facebook on March 1 and has been shared more than 600 times ( here). This is not true – experts widely agree the sinking of the Titanic was an accident. A 1992 Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report stated, “Californian was between 17 and 20 miles from Titanic at the time of the collision,” matching the navigation calculation from Lord’s testimony, and finally vindicating him and Californian.Repeated word removed from ninth paragraphĪ widely-shared meme has taken several facts about the Titanic out of context to make unsubstantiated claims that imply the ship’s sinking was a deliberate act. Decades later, on September 1, 1985, the wreck of Titanic was found at its true final resting place.Lord and Californian crewmembers faced years of criticism for their role in the tragedy however, no formal charges were ever brought against them. Lord could have “pushed through the ice to open the water without any serious risk” and done more to save the passengers on the Titanic. and British inquiries determined that the Californian and Capt. However, multiple details, including log tampering and damning testimony from two passengers, suggest the Mount Temple was the mystery ship. A mere four days after the tragedy, the United States launched an inquiry into the Titanic disaster, quickly concluding that, based on the testimony of 80 witnesses, Californian was the only ship the Titanic crew and passengers could have seen.The Californian then immediately headed toward the drowned ship, encountering both the Mount Temple and the Carpathia, which brought 700 survivors back to New York City. With the Californian stopped in the ice before any SOS messages were sent from the Titanic, the ship didn’t see the sinking liner’s calls for help until dawn, hours after they’d been sent. on April 15, 1912, claiming the lives of 1,500 passengers. Titanic sank at approximately 2:20 a.m.As lifeboats aboard Titanic were being lowered into the icy waters, a mystery ship, long believed to be SS Californian, could be seen in the distance by passengers, but did not sail closer to Titanic to offer assistance.The SOS reached Titanic’s sister ship, the Olympic, as well as Mesaba, Mount Temple, Baltic, Frankfurt, Californian, Virginian, Birma and the eventual rescue ship, Carpathia. Shortly after midnight on April 15, 1912, Titanic’s wireless operators began sending SOS signals to nearby ships.The water flooding into the damaged hull created tremendous pressure, forcing Capt. In just 30 seconds, Titanic struck the iceberg, then made the fatal mistake of sailing on for another 10 minutes. It was an iceberg and there was not enough time for the ship to turn and avoid colliding with it. on April 14, 1912, three bells pierced the night, signaling that something lay directly in the Titanic’s path. Evans then signed off from the wireless room of Californian. Titanic telegraph operator Jack Philips ignored this message while receiving information from a relay station in Cape Race, Newfoundland. Earlier that day, Californian’s wireless operator, Cyril Evans, exchanged messages about ice, weather conditions and its location with other ships in the area. The 440-foot-long ship with general cargo had a crew of 47, headed by Capt. The SS Californian was one of several ships in the area on April 14, 1912.Smith was not stationed on the ship’s bridge at the time of collision. Up to the point of collision, the ship was not in an ice field and the icebergs in view were seen at a great distance.
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