One theory posits that the iceberg Titanic struck broke away from a glacier in 1908 during a relatively warm winter. Bigg’s research suggests that 1912 was a particularly dangerous year in the North Atlantic, with icebergs traveling much further south than usual. “The presence of extensive ice was widely reported prior to and following the collision,” Biggs observes in his new book, “Icebergs: Their Science and Links to Global Change
A memorable photo, taken by the chief steward on HAPAG’s Prinze Adelbert, shows and iceberg on the morning of the Titanic disaster. Contemporary reports claim the steward spotted a line of red paint along the bottom of the iceberg indicating that it had made contact with Titanic. The marks, the iceberg’s location, and Titanic survivors’ descriptions of the iceberg make it porobable that the photo does show the actual iceberg that sank Titanic.
A photo of the iceberg that likely sank Titanic in April 1912.
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