More than a hundred years have passed since the sinking of Titanic And we are still looking for answers to all those unknowns that left this tragedy. Why hadn't there be enough boats? o How did he crash against an iceberg without anyone noticing? There are many theories that have been circulating through social networks for years.
Jesús Ferreiro, president of the Titanic Spain Foundationhe has come to a famous podcast to solve all these doubts. The transatlantic expert has denied some of the myths They have followed this story for more than a century.
The titanic sunk in a file photo
Ferreiro explained something that has been a 'shock for many. “The Titanic had very bad luck. The ship did not crash against an iceberg, touched an iceberg”he states in the interview. The expert insists on highlighting the difference, since a clash would be a failure during navigation, however, the touch “It was so soft that nobody found out,” implying that it could not have been done otherwise.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION He assures that the first ship officer “made a good maneuver” And they all believed it, since even he commented at the time “We have fought for little”demonstrating that neither he nor anyone was aware that there really was a touch in the Titanic.
Image resource of a titanic ship replica
“It sank for some rivets. The plates of the ship's helmet were linked by rivets, the most fragile part of the ship,” explains the expert. Stating that It was “very bad luck” that just touched on that part.
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Along the same lines, Ferreiro explains that The experts in the vigidas could neither “smell or hear” the iceberg that nightsince “the sea was like a pool” and “there was no wind”, ensuring that everything that happened was consequence of a “very bad luck.”
