Titanic: Unveiling the Secrets of Tragedy Beneath the Atlantic Depths

A tranquil night on the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic silently sails, while a beam of electric light cuts through the darkness. Suddenly, the light reveals a monstrous white shape—a faithful iceberg ready to tear into the legendary ship.

On April 14, 1912, just two days before the fateful event, a remarkable photograph captured an unusually shaped iceberg—an elliptical wonder. Researchers later discovered that this iceberg likely formed from snow that fell a hundred thousand years ago. By using computer modeling and data on winds and ocean currents, they traced its origins to a cluster of glaciers in Southwest Greenland.

In present times, the paths of such icebergs can be calculated for any given year in the past. So, this infamous iceberg was on its journey from Greenland to a southern region near Cornwall. Had the Titanic passed through that area just two days later, the iceberg would have been far away from their point of encounter.

Initially weighing 75 million tons, the world's most famous iceberg gradually melted over time. When it struck the Titanic, its weight had reduced to a mere 1.5 million tons. Despite months of melting, the iceberg still possessed a daunting size—400 feet long, with over 100 feet above the water's surface.

Some believe that a rare lunar event, the Super Moon, played a role in the sinking. This event, which hadn't occurred in 1,400 years, caused an unusually high tide, swiftly carrying the iceberg away from the glacier before it could significantly melt.

A specific type of bacteria, along with salt corrosion, ocean currents, and freezing temperatures, is gradually consuming the remains of the Titanic. This rust-eating microorganism may eventually devour the entire wreckage.

Among the Titanic's passengers was American actress Dorothy Gibson, who survived the disaster. Upon reaching New York, she immediately starred in a movie called "Saved from the Titanic." Astonishingly, she wore the same clothes and shoes she had worn during the actual event. The movie was released just a month after the sinking, becoming a huge success. Unfortunately, the only known copy was destroyed in a fire.

Fourteen years before the tragedy, a novella called "Futility" was published, seemingly predicting the entire event. The story revolved around a fictional ship named the Titan, which, similar to the Titanic, sank during its voyage. Both ships were described as unsinkable and had the required number of lifeboats, which later proved to be woefully inadequate.

Beyond the fictional tales, there were real-life love stories unfolding on the Titanic. Thirteen couples embarked on the ship as part of their honeymoon. One couple, from Macy's department store in New York, faced a heartbreaking decision. As the Titanic rapidly sank, the wife refused to board a lifeboat without her husband. He, however, believed that women and children should go first. Eventually, the wife gave her coat to her maid, ensuring her warmth in the lifeboat, while she chose to stay with her husband till the end.

A peculiar theory suggests that the Titanic sank not because of an iceberg, but because of a cursed mummy. The tale begins around 1000 BCE with an enigmatic Egyptian woman known as the Priestess. Her mummy was enclosed in a wooden sarcophagus adorned with her face and mystical inscriptions. Discovered in the 19th century, the mummy disappeared without a trace, causing misfortune to befall those who encountered it. Eventually, some believe the mummy found its way onto the Titanic, where it remained until the ship's tragic demise.

More than 70 years passed before the ruins of the Titanic were found by a robot submarine, lying nearly 13,000 feet beneath the surface. The shipwreck, split into two halves.