Is it because of the 1898 novel "Futility: The Wreck of the Titan", published by the U.S. writer Morgan Robertson? The 1898 Titan was the largest ship in the world and unsinkable. It sank 14 years (in print form) before the Titanic.
The novel that predicted the sinking of the Titanic, 14 years before it happened
Sounds like giants hate water!
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