5 wild conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic
Given the level of public interest and scrutiny, it's not surprising that a handful of conspiracy theories have cropped up about the ship's fate. Some are almost entirely fictional — like the idea that a cursed mummy was onboard the ship. Others allege that the tragedy was a result of insurance fraud or an attempt by JP Morgan to rid himself of some powerful rivals.
What's more, there would have been no Catholic workers on hand to warn their Protestant colleagues of the problematic hull number. Still, the idea that an ancient curse sunk the ship is one of the more fanciful conspiracy theories that cropped up in the wake of the disaster. But the unfortunate scholar and the mummy never made to the States. Because, lo and behold, the name of the ship that they sailed off on was the HMS Titanic!the story, noting that, even disregarding the tale's fantastical elements, there was no mummy onboard the ship." from getting blamed for the ship's sinking, though.An artist's depiction of a German U-boat sinking a British steamship.The Titanic is known as one of the biggest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
"The sub may have deliberately targeted the luxury liner or possibly accidentally collided with it," Ruehl wrote.What if the Titanic never sank at all? According to Gardiner's theory, the trouble started when the Olympic crashed into a warship in 1911, and was blamed for the accident in an ensuing inquiry. As a result, the White Star Line — an IMM subsidiary — was unable to receive an insurance payout.
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