[BenLurkin]

Always another theory.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Some “professors” don’t have enough to do.

[Islander7]

Thank Heavens it is Bush’s fault!

[re_nortex]

This is certainly interesting enough to merit a mention to all on the Titanic Ping List. If you wish to be added to (or removed from) the list, please FReepmail me. We're rapidly approaching the 100th Anniversary of the RMS Titanic disaster and interest is increasing.

It's also been documented that the extraordinarily eerie, flat calm conditions of that night contributed to the inability to spot the berg.

[Thorliveshere]

BLEW IT UP!!!

That’ll stop all the werewolf attacks, too.

[frogjerk]

Did the Moon cause the shoddy rivets and overall poor shipbuilding as well?

[The Shrew]

Sometimes God uses a bank shot!

[jmax]

The whole story is bull $hit !!! If we had a little global warming in 1912, that ice wouldn't have even been there, as it would have been melted. But, there still would have been a problem....the ship would have run into tens of thousands of floating dead polar bears and probably would have sunk anyway. Hey, I know my stuff...I didn't spend 21 years in the Navy for nothing.

By the way, did I ever tell you about the time I was on an around-the-world cruise and we ..........oh, never mind, it's time to let the pups out, so I'll tell you next time. : )

[gleeaikin]

A more likely theory is that excessive cold caused by air borne ash from Katmai/Novarupta in Alaska made for unusually heavy sea ice formation. Of course a very high tide could have contributed to the problem. That year, a major attempt for the south pole was also foiled by unusually cold Antarctic summer weather probably from the same volcanic cause.

[Roccus]

This is also the cover story for the April, 2012 issue of Sky and Telescope. The article there goes into much more detail.