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The Tysla at a berth, with ramp down What had gone on before With chutes for each raft  rigged up, the evacuation started to proceed...

USS Gerald R Ford What Had Gone on Before Captain Anantharam Srinivas (Andy) was a very highly regarded officer of the US Navy, known...

Foreword This is a work of science fiction, a road less travelled by most readers. The story has its inspiration from two places. Long...

150 foot iceberg passes through Iceberg Alley near Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada The ' Titanic' juxtaposed against a modern cruise...

SOLAS 2020 Edition TITANIC ERA MARITIME LAWS The Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 and the Merchant Shipping Act of 1906 were applicable when...

Ships in the Vicinity of the Titanic TITANIC : PART XIII - CARPATHIA TO THE RESCUE -  SHIPS IN THE VICINITY Ships in the Vicinity All my...

TITANIC - Part  XII - The Sinking Titanic - The Survivors and the Martyrs Total 20 Lifeboats 14 Clinker boats, capacity 65 2 wooden...

COLLISION 1135 pm - Iceberg spotted , the bell was rung and the lookouts immediately communicated with the Bridge. The method of...

The Mesaba  sends a warning to the Titanic about an ice field that includes “heavy pack ice and [a] great number [of] large icebergs.”...

TITANIC - PART IX - AN ICEBERG’S TRYST WITH THE TITANIC Tip of the Iceberg - an oft repeated term to signify that what we are seeing is a...

My confession is near posthumous, with a watery grave in my sight, in the North Atlantic, in the last moments before I lost the little of...

Marconi A typical Wireless Operator’s Room, with Communications Equipment circa 1910 Communications and Marconi were synonymous at the...

TITANIC - PART VI - LIFEBOATS Lifeboats can be seen on the top deck Lifeboat Deck - Clinker Lifeboats - Davit Mechanism Q. Were the...

TITANIC - PART V - THE ENGINES MORE ABOUT THE THE TITANIC’S ENGINES, ENGINEERS AND MACHINERY Triple Expansion Engine - Lower Side Triple...

RUDDER The Rudder during the Construction stage Note the 6 pieces of solid mild steel, each bolted on to the next with 3.5 inch bolts Red...

THE TITANIC - PART III - SHIP CONSTRUCTION About the Engine Room and Machinery No. of Propellers (Total 3) - 2 x 23 feet dia, 4 bladed,...

Could there have been flaws in the design and construction of the ‘Titanic’ that could have caused it to sink in 2+ hours? This was an...

Although the event took place over a hundred years ago, the sinking of the Titanic with its colossal loss of lives, has remained forever...

Some of the more practical aspects of the ‘Fridge Plant: A quick summary of the state of the refrigerant at each stage and trouble...

Sometimes it is necessary for us to reflect on where we were, where we are and where we are going. This article explores some of the...