Never Before Seen Titanic Images: Secrets Uncovered 100 Years Ago
Iceberg Trap
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According to records, the iceberg was spotted at 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912 by lookout Frederick Fleet, who proclaimed: “Iceberg! Right ahead!” He survived the disaster and was a lookout on the RMS Oceanic during the Twenties before serving in the Second World War. It was said that the iceberg was around 100 feet tall and came from a glacier in Greenland. Conversely, it reported that just 37 seconds elapsed between the sighting of the iceberg and the collision. The ship’s First Officer William McMaster Murdoch ordered the ship to turn. However, it was too large to do so in time. Apparently, the ship received six warnings about the iceberg during the voyage.
