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From: curtis@leadsv.UUCP (John Curtis)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: TITANIC breakup ?
Message-ID: <1041@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Aug-86 11:13:52 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  6 11:13:52 1986
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Keywords: Boilers, I recall

In article <150@gouldsd.UUCP>, mjranum@gouldsd.UUCP writes:
> 
> 	I was under the impression that the TITANIC didn't break up. Remember
> that this is a very large, extremely solid piece of metal we're talking about.
> I can't recall the title of my source so I can't afford to proselytize, but
> the account I read went something along the lines of:
> 	1) TITANIC gashed, starts to sink
> 	2) tilts dramatically, problems getting lifeboats off davits as a
> 		result.
> 	3) finally upends itself with the stern pointing nearly straight up.
> 	4) loud crashing and grinding. (here's where some think it breaks up)
		(later cites possibility of ship's boilers smashing through
		 the bulkheads as the ship tips forward.)
> 	5) ship goes straight down very fast.
>
> mjr

     Yes, I once read an account that sounded exactly like this. It was
_Raise_The_Titanic_, a spy novel by Clive Cussler. (Although he might have
got this theory from yet another source.) Unfortunately, it can never come
true since film from the recent expedition show the Titanic in two pieces.
Great book, though.

				Reagards,

				   John B. Curtis
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