Tim Maltin

It had the effect of switching on and off the stars. So as you're looking at the stars, the light beams were just oscillating a little bit in these layers of air that you're looking obliquely through to see the stars.

It had the effect of switching on and off the stars. So as you're looking at the stars, the light beams were just oscillating a little bit in these layers of air that you're looking obliquely through to see the stars.

And so some survivors actually said the stars were flashing so much, it was almost as if they were flashing Morse code signals of distress to everyone about the calamity that was happening below.

And so some survivors actually said the stars were flashing so much, it was almost as if they were flashing Morse code signals of distress to everyone about the calamity that was happening below.

And of course, the absolutely fatal part of that is that the Morse Lamp signals between a nearby potential rescue ship, the Californian and the Titanic, that flashing caused by the stratified air actually scrambled the sense out of the Morse Lamp signal. So this is the kind of tragic situation that was caused by the very, very unusual seeing conditions that night.

And of course, the absolutely fatal part of that is that the Morse Lamp signals between a nearby potential rescue ship, the Californian and the Titanic, that flashing caused by the stratified air actually scrambled the sense out of the Morse Lamp signal. So this is the kind of tragic situation that was caused by the very, very unusual seeing conditions that night.

And that's why I say that in a way, first of all, the Titanic disaster was ultimately caused by the weather and really that she was sunk by a perfect storm of calm.

And that's why I say that in a way, first of all, the Titanic disaster was ultimately caused by the weather and really that she was sunk by a perfect storm of calm.

The impact on Thomas Andrews of realizing that his creation that he had put blood, sweat, and tears into over the last several years was actually definitely going to sink, I think would have been absolutely devastating. It's quite interesting because everyone's trying to calm the passengers. And of course he is too. But a stewardess is seen walking around without her life jacket on.

The impact on Thomas Andrews of realizing that his creation that he had put blood, sweat, and tears into over the last several years was actually definitely going to sink, I think would have been absolutely devastating. It's quite interesting because everyone's trying to calm the passengers. And of course he is too. But a stewardess is seen walking around without her life jacket on.

And he says to her, why aren't you wearing your life jacket? And she says, oh, Mr. Andrews, I don't want the passengers to think I'm afraid. And then he says to her with a sort of look, he says to her, if you value your life, you will wear your life belt.

And he says to her, why aren't you wearing your life jacket? And she says, oh, Mr. Andrews, I don't want the passengers to think I'm afraid. And then he says to her with a sort of look, he says to her, if you value your life, you will wear your life belt.

This news would have been an utter devastating shock to Captain Smith and Bruce Ismay, and I don't think they could quite believe it.

This news would have been an utter devastating shock to Captain Smith and Bruce Ismay, and I don't think they could quite believe it.

For years, CQD had been a distress signal. It had been the more standard. But recently, they were moving it to be SOS. And the reason for SOS was because it was very easy to hear. Even if you weren't very well trained, you could hear the dots and dashes of SOS quite clearly. Philip's distress call is just eight letters.

For years, CQD had been a distress signal. It had been the more standard. But recently, they were moving it to be SOS. And the reason for SOS was because it was very easy to hear. Even if you weren't very well trained, you could hear the dots and dashes of SOS quite clearly. Philip's distress call is just eight letters.

author tim malton there was a map of where all the ships would be that had radio at the time because radio didn't have a range right the way across the atlantic so if you wanted to get messages to shore you would have to jump from ship to ship by saying hey can you send this message to america and they'd say yeah okay i'll tell fred and you know and then it would get there

author tim malton there was a map of where all the ships would be that had radio at the time because radio didn't have a range right the way across the atlantic so if you wanted to get messages to shore you would have to jump from ship to ship by saying hey can you send this message to america and they'd say yeah okay i'll tell fred and you know and then it would get there

They were the equivalent of, if you like, tech geeks today. They were involved in the technology that was cutting edge. They'd all trained together in a place called the Tim Tavonackle. They all knew each other and were mates, and they were all quite intelligent, well-educated young men who cared about this new technology.

They were the equivalent of, if you like, tech geeks today. They were involved in the technology that was cutting edge. They'd all trained together in a place called the Tim Tavonackle. They all knew each other and were mates, and they were all quite intelligent, well-educated young men who cared about this new technology.