Titanic sunk by steering mistake, author says

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 09:29 in Earth & Climate

The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday. RMS Titanic - Titanic - Author - Ship - Iceberg

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