Inside the Titanic’s FATAL Mistake

The Titanic received six ice warnings on April 14, 1912, and kept going at 22 knots. This is where each one went, and the real reason none of them slowed the ship down. At 9:40 p.m., the steamer Mesaba sent the clearest warning of the day: "Saw much heavy pack ice and great number large icebergs." It never reached the captain. Two hours later, the Titanic hit an iceberg. One warning was answered by Captain Smith. One stayed with Bruce Ismay, the White Star Line's managing director, for more than five hours. One never left the wireless room. One went to an officer the messenger could not name. One was put aside while passengers' telegrams went out. And the last, from the Californian, was told to "keep out." Was it Captain Smith's fault? Did Ismay push for a record? The 1912 British inquiry gave an answer most people have never heard, and the U.S. Senate read the same facts more sharply. Chapters 0:00 Six warnings, twenty-two knots 0:43 The wireless room 1:13 Six warnings 4:29 The bridge 7:32 11:40 p.m. 9:49 The question