Stephanie Barczewski

He probably would have killed 200 people in the front of the ship because the impact of something that big, of that ship hitting a big iceberg full-on, would have been absolutely devastating. It just would have crushed the front of the ship and killed a lot of people in the process. But the ship would have survived.

He probably would have killed 200 people in the front of the ship because the impact of something that big, of that ship hitting a big iceberg full-on, would have been absolutely devastating. It just would have crushed the front of the ship and killed a lot of people in the process. But the ship would have survived.

The impact in some ways is so slight and so fluky that if they'd just been able to turn like 10 more feet or something, they probably would have missed that iceberg entirely. Not blaming Murdoch, right? Murdoch's had enough criticism heaped on his head, right? I've been to his hometown in Scotland and people there are quite sensitive about how Murdoch has been treated.

The impact in some ways is so slight and so fluky that if they'd just been able to turn like 10 more feet or something, they probably would have missed that iceberg entirely. Not blaming Murdoch, right? Murdoch's had enough criticism heaped on his head, right? I've been to his hometown in Scotland and people there are quite sensitive about how Murdoch has been treated.

So I don't want to add any criticism of Murdoch because I think he was in an impossible position, right? And I think he does the best he can. We are Theresa and Nemo and that's why we switched to Shopify.

So I don't want to add any criticism of Murdoch because I think he was in an impossible position, right? And I think he does the best he can. We are Theresa and Nemo and that's why we switched to Shopify.

The total size of the hole that was open to the ocean is about the size of a doorframe, right? It's very, very small.

The total size of the hole that was open to the ocean is about the size of a doorframe, right? It's very, very small.

When the wreck was discovered, I think everybody thought there was going to be a gaping hole in the side of the ship, right? Well, it's not. It's a line, really, more than it's a hole. It's maybe six inches wide that runs down the side of the ship

When the wreck was discovered, I think everybody thought there was going to be a gaping hole in the side of the ship, right? Well, it's not. It's a line, really, more than it's a hole. It's maybe six inches wide that runs down the side of the ship

Just imagine what it was like to be Thomas Andrews who's built this ship and then he realizes what's about to happen. You know, he knows that the ship is doomed from the moment that he sees the sort of extent of the damage.

Just imagine what it was like to be Thomas Andrews who's built this ship and then he realizes what's about to happen. You know, he knows that the ship is doomed from the moment that he sees the sort of extent of the damage.

And so now they've got the question of, you know, what to do, how to try to get people off the ship. They are also immediately aware that there are not enough lifeboats on the ship, right? It had more lifeboats than it was required to have, actually, by law at the time. That's not enough to hold the passengers on the Titanic.

And so now they've got the question of, you know, what to do, how to try to get people off the ship. They are also immediately aware that there are not enough lifeboats on the ship, right? It had more lifeboats than it was required to have, actually, by law at the time. That's not enough to hold the passengers on the Titanic.

It was a really bad season for ice. It had been quite a warm winter. And so a lot of ice had broken off of the glaciers in the Arctic and had drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes. You know, everybody knew that. But again, it was something that they thought of as that sort of modern shipbuilding technology had conquered that.

It was a really bad season for ice. It had been quite a warm winter. And so a lot of ice had broken off of the glaciers in the Arctic and had drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes. You know, everybody knew that. But again, it was something that they thought of as that sort of modern shipbuilding technology had conquered that.

You know, maybe 20 years ago, some ship disappeared and was never heard from again. And maybe it hit an iceberg. But there's really no record of an iceberg being able to do that kind of damage to a ship. It's always been fine.

You know, maybe 20 years ago, some ship disappeared and was never heard from again. And maybe it hit an iceberg. But there's really no record of an iceberg being able to do that kind of damage to a ship. It's always been fine.

They were getting all these ice warnings, why not stop? It's unthinkable that they would have stopped. It's just unthinkable. It's unthinkable they would have slowed down by the kind of sailing conventions of the time. It just looks very, very different with hindsight.

They were getting all these ice warnings, why not stop? It's unthinkable that they would have stopped. It's just unthinkable. It's unthinkable they would have slowed down by the kind of sailing conventions of the time. It just looks very, very different with hindsight.