Out of the photos that were taken, three icebergs have been given special attention. There were many icebergs visible the morning after the sinking, and several photos were taken of icebergs either on this day or a few days later by passing ships. Today, there is more evidence to prove that there was grounding damage as well as the side damage to the ship. The scenario of Titanic 'grounding' on ice actually fits better with the descriptions of the impact provided by the passengers and crew. The odds of ice not being there would be extremely rare. When Titanic struck the berg, there is a good chance that ice hidden below the surface caused damage to the underside of the ship as well.

Most of an iceberg's mass is underneath the surface of the water. Even though there is evidence of damage along the starboard side, it is highly unlikely that Titanic suffered damage to that area only. It has long been believed that Titanic sideswiped the iceberg and that all the damage was located along the starboard side beneath the waterline. There would be no cause for concern.Įxample of Titanic 'grounding' on the iceberg. After all, Titanic was an unsinkable ship. It seemed to be a case of curiosity rather than alarm. The impact was described as only a vibration, a slight pause in the movement of the ship, or the sensation of 'rolling over a thousand marbles' as one passenger testified. In fact, Titanic was so big that the impact was only felt by a fraction of all the people on board. Nevertheless, the iceberg was too close to be avoided by a ship of Titanic's size. It has even been suggested that 1st Officer Murdoch may have seen the berg and was already taking action moments before the lookouts had notified the bridge. The iceberg was spotted by Lookouts Fredrick Fleet and Reginald Lee only 37 seconds before impact.

We all know that Titanic did indeed hit an iceberg.

When did the titanic hit the iceberg