Tim Maltin

as soon as titanic made contact with the iceberg the forward right hand if you like as you're looking going ahead part of the boiler rooms just exploded or looked like they exploded and suddenly fountains of water started spurting out from between the seams in the plates

as soon as titanic made contact with the iceberg the forward right hand if you like as you're looking going ahead part of the boiler rooms just exploded or looked like they exploded and suddenly fountains of water started spurting out from between the seams in the plates

So this would have been extremely shocking and worrying to those men who were trimming and the firemen and the stokers down there. And in fact, some of them felt that they must have run aground on Newfoundland because they couldn't imagine anything else that would do that much damage. I think some of them would have been quite surprised to know that all of that damage was caused just by ice.

So this would have been extremely shocking and worrying to those men who were trimming and the firemen and the stokers down there. And in fact, some of them felt that they must have run aground on Newfoundland because they couldn't imagine anything else that would do that much damage. I think some of them would have been quite surprised to know that all of that damage was caused just by ice.

Everyone down below would have been aware of the collision immediately because as well as half the people were on duty and half of them were sleeping, but their sleeping quarters were low down in the ship, right in the bow. So they would all have been immediately woken up by the loud crash of the iceberg hitting Titanic

Everyone down below would have been aware of the collision immediately because as well as half the people were on duty and half of them were sleeping, but their sleeping quarters were low down in the ship, right in the bow. So they would all have been immediately woken up by the loud crash of the iceberg hitting Titanic

As the bunker filled with water, it did eventually collapse under the weight of the water and that caused a rush to come in.

As the bunker filled with water, it did eventually collapse under the weight of the water and that caused a rush to come in.

Immediately that water was seen to be pouring into the engine rooms, the order was given in the boiler rooms to shut the dampers. And basically this was a way as quickly as possible of stopping the boilers from exploding.

Immediately that water was seen to be pouring into the engine rooms, the order was given in the boiler rooms to shut the dampers. And basically this was a way as quickly as possible of stopping the boilers from exploding.

So what they wanted to do was actually rake the coal out and really, if you like, put the fire out straight away so that you didn't have cold water meeting steam and create cracks and explosions.

So what they wanted to do was actually rake the coal out and really, if you like, put the fire out straight away so that you didn't have cold water meeting steam and create cracks and explosions.

There was a roar of steam coming up from each of the funnels. And it actually meant that the officers couldn't actually hear any orders being given. So they were working in sign language because so much steam was being blown off so fast and so noisily overhead. And this was in order to prevent the boilers from exploding.

There was a roar of steam coming up from each of the funnels. And it actually meant that the officers couldn't actually hear any orders being given. So they were working in sign language because so much steam was being blown off so fast and so noisily overhead. And this was in order to prevent the boilers from exploding.

at dinner before the collision both captain smith and in fact thomas andrews who was one of the designers of titanic were if you like showing off to passengers by saying that titanic could be cut into three pieces and each piece would float so they really believed that she wouldn't sink they also believed that an iceberg probably wouldn't cause a catastrophic failure of the hull

at dinner before the collision both captain smith and in fact thomas andrews who was one of the designers of titanic were if you like showing off to passengers by saying that titanic could be cut into three pieces and each piece would float so they really believed that she wouldn't sink they also believed that an iceberg probably wouldn't cause a catastrophic failure of the hull

So I think they were as surprised as the rest of the passengers. And I think their main concern would have been, does this mean a delay in getting into New York? So they then sent Andrews down to assess the damage. It took Andrews quite a long time to go through the different areas and time how fast the water was coming in and then get the plans out and work out what that meant for the ship.

So I think they were as surprised as the rest of the passengers. And I think their main concern would have been, does this mean a delay in getting into New York? So they then sent Andrews down to assess the damage. It took Andrews quite a long time to go through the different areas and time how fast the water was coming in and then get the plans out and work out what that meant for the ship.

When you get very, very cold air, you get this thing that's called heliostasis, which is a posh way of saying still air. And that's because air is denser and heavier when it's colder. So what happens is that you get very cold air very near the surface and it gets warmer and warmer like a sort of layer cake. So what you had was very stratified air.

When you get very, very cold air, you get this thing that's called heliostasis, which is a posh way of saying still air. And that's because air is denser and heavier when it's colder. So what happens is that you get very cold air very near the surface and it gets warmer and warmer like a sort of layer cake. So what you had was very stratified air.