Facts About The Titanic

I. There has been evidence collected that the Titanic was not the ship that allegedly hit an iceberg and killed hundreds of passengers and crew members. Physical evidence on the boat has been observed. Research has shown cancellations of people who may have known about the organized plan of the switch and that the switch was part of an insurance scam. a. It is said that the Titanic was switched out with its sister ship, the RMS Olympic before its departure on April 14, 1912. Being sister ships, they were virtually identical, the structure, designs and layout. The Titanic and Olympic “were moored side by side in dry dock; the swap would entail nothing more elaborate that swapping a few nameplates and plaques.” () Previously, the Olympic had been in a serious collision with another ship, the damage was pretty
Some crew members had known about the switch and there was talk all about the switching of the ships. Many important people had cancelled their reservations on the ship, as if they knew there was a risky plan. i. There was crew members who helped fix the ship up to be switched. There were also people who had found out about the switch. At this time, working on the Titanic was their only source of income. This job was how they supported their families. “Under the threat of unemployment and not being able to support their families, the workers who knew of the switch remained silent.”()

Ii. The plan for the Titanic and Olympic to be switched and intentionally sunk was a decision made by the White Star Line. The word could have been spread that a dangerous, unsafe proposition was made to save money and destroy the Olympic disguised as the Titanic. “Several last minute cancellations from high profile passengers certainly suggest some kind of foreknowledge.” () The odds of more than a couple last minute cancellations of important people could be very suspicious evidence that they had prior knowledge of the horrible disastrous accident that