April 14, 1912 RMS Titanic Hits Iceberg

History Channel.com ^ | 4/14/2005 | staff

[beebuster2000]

Surprising. This is the first I have heard of this. Must get out more often.

[beebuster2000]

Good post on the AARON WARD.

Here is a cool pic from the same battle

[1FASTGLOCK45]

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Thanks again :)

[Jimmy Valentine]

"I also bought a piece of Titanic coal for 10 bucks."

My Celtic genes tell me that it is bad luck to have things from someone's elses grave in your possession.

I would ditch it, fast.

Regards,

[swordfish71]

Good point

I might also point out a ship an uncles was on...

USS LAFFEY


Still, if it's iron (or steel) it can sink.

;-)

[Dunstan McShane]

Shakespeare was right in that April can be the cruelest month . . .

I thought that was TS Eliot. Or did both authors impugn the month of my birth?

Shakespeare was born in April (23rd). Eliot dissed it.

[Corin Stormhands]

Not to speak lightly of the real tragedy. But this is my favorite scene from the movie...

[ecurbh]

"I'll never let you go, Jack. Well, actually, never's a long time. Goodbye, Jack!"

"Glug." [Leo's best line]

[spinestein]

The last contact with the "Edmund Fitzgerald", ore carrier that sank on Lake Superior Nov 10, 1965 with the loss of all 29 crew.





7:10 PM

The Fitzgerald is still being followed by the Arthur M. Anderson. They are about 10 miles behind the Fitzgerald. The conversation between McSorley and the first mate of the Anderson:



Anderson: "Fitzgerald, this is the Anderson. Have you checked down?"



Fitzgerald: "Yes we have."



Anderson: "Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about 1 1/2 miles per hour. Fitzgerald, there is a target 19 miles ahead of us. So the target would be 9 miles on ahead of you."



Fitzgerald: "Well, am I going to clear?"



Anderson: "Yes. He is going to pass to the west of you."



Fitzgerald: "Well, fine."



Anderson: "By the way, Fitzgerald, how are you making out with your problem?"



Fitzgerald: "We are holding our own."



Anderson: "Okay, fine. I'll be talking to you later."



They never did speak later...The 29 men onboard the Fitzgerald will never again speak with anyone outside of the ship.

[FreedomCalls]

Thanks. Here's a runaway 30-car ore train with audio and transcript.

[spinestein]

WOW!

[No Blue States]

LOL!

That was a beautiful scene, watching Jack slowly yet gracefully sink into the darkness of the Atlantic depths.