We know from books and films that the Titanic sank because of an iceberg, but there is some recent evidence that fire and explosions were the main cause of the sinking of the ship. Consider some facts that may shed light on these new circumstances.
Survivor Vaginak Byurat
Vaginak Byurat was a native of Constantinople. At that time, he was about to go on a business trip to the United States. And the Titanic was the only way to accomplish this venture.
Byurat was one of those who survived on the Titanic and saw the shipwreck with his own eyes. But his version differs from the official one.
After the crash, Byurat wrote about what actually happened on the Titanic. Vaginak lived a long life and often talked about this "journey". The most interesting thing is that the man never mentioned the iceberg. Instead, Byurat always talked about some kind of explosion that caused the sinking of the Titanic.
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On the night of the fifteenth of April, Vaginak heard an explosion. The lights went out in his cabin, and the people on the upper bunk fell to the floor. As a result, one injured his head, and the other injured his arm.
Byurat took only money and a passport from the cabin. Together with his friend, he decided to jump into the water, taking only a lifebuoy. After several minutes of being in the water, his arms and legs began to numb. Soon, Vaginak saw a lifeboat. He started screaming for help, but in the end he only got a paddle on the head. The man lost consciousness, and when he woke up, he was already in the hospital. He was rescued by a woman sitting in a boat, who told everyone that this was her son.
No one would have paid attention to this man's statement if the other survivors had not intervened.
What did people see during the Titanic crash?
Many survivors claimed there were between two and four explosions on the Titanic. Although this is not surprising, people can distort history by being in a panic.
Researcher and writer Bill Wormstedt also provided some information about this fact, which he learned from interviews with survivors.
For example, Commander Arthur G. Pichen, while next to the first class passengers, heard an explosion, and after that the ship began to sink.
George Frederick Crowe, who served in the lifeboat compartment, also said in an interview that there was an explosion, after which the stern in the lower compartment burst.
Confirmation by researchers that the Titanic could have sunk due to severe fire
At the time, the engineers on the Titanic (and around the world) were unaware of the dangers of electrolysis, which could turn seawater into explosive hydrogen gas.
John Wickman gave evidence in his book Titanic that they had made a serious mistake. The engineers did not monitor the electrical shock that could cause the explosion. If they did, then the Titanic could stay afloat and the passengers could survive.
Wickman believes the first explosion occurred between 1:10 and 1:20. And the fire was caused by this explosion. This all happened in the fuel storage on the third floor behind one of the ship's boiler rooms. At the same time, he added that another explosion occurred, which divided the ship into two parts, and this caused the disaster. Many passengers heard a heartbreaking rumble, and after that the ship began to sink immediately.
Chenan Moloney's opinion
It was the “perfect” combination of various factors that caused the explosion. And journalist Chenan Moloney confirms this. He has spent over thirty years solving the mystery of the sunken Titanic. Moloney concluded that "fire, water and criminal negligence" were the cause of the fire.
What actually happened on the Titanic remains a mystery. And most likely, no one will know about this, but, one way or another, this tragedy, which led to the death of more than 1,500 people, will remain in history for a long time.
Bykadorova Anna