Titanic

         In 1898, Morgan Robertson published a novel entitled Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan  which was about the sinking of an ocean liner on a cold night in April, 900 miles from New York.  His ship had a triple screw like the Titanic.  It was 882 feet Read more…

                When second officer Charles Lightoller took his new position on the Titanic, he neglected to ask his predecessor for the keys to the locker where the binoculars were stored.  On the fateful night, a lookout spotted the iceberg with his naked eyes.  The ships engines were immediately stopped and Read more…