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Gardiner draws on several events and coincidences that occurred in the months, days, and hours leading up to the sinking of the Titanic, and concludes that the ship that sank was in fact Titanic ' s sister ship Olympic, disguised as Titanic, as an insurance scam by its owners, the International Mercantile Marine Group, controlled by American ...
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That ship was the RMS Carpathia, and it is known as the only ship that was able to rescue any survivors from the icy North Atlantic waters on the catastrophic evening of April 15, 1912.
He was born in the suburb of Oxford, Headington on 24 May 1947, the middle child of three, his parents were Harold Gardiner, a military man, and Audry Gardiner. His fascination with the RMS Titanic started during his childhood and he researched her history until his death, writing several books where he covered his controversial theory.
RMS Titanic Survivor Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmaɵrɪʈs hoːkan bjœrsʈrœːm-sʈe:ffanssɔn'] ) (also referred to as Hokan B. Steffanson), (9 November 1883 – 21 May 1962) was a Swedish businessman who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912.
The sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 14–15, 1912 resulted in an inquiry by a subcommittee of the Commerce Committee of the United States Senate, chaired by Senator William Alden Smith. The hearings began in New York on April 19, 1912, later moving to Washington, D.C., concluding on May 25, 1912 with a return visit to New York.
The story of the Titanic fascinates people to this day for many reasons, Ballard said. It was at the time the world's largest ocean liner and was supposed to be virtually unsinkable.
Into her 80s, Shuman remained active in Titanic-related activities. In August 1996, she joined fellow Titanic survivors Michel Navratil and Edith Brown on an expedition cruise to the site of Titanic ' s wreck. She was the only survivor that director James Cameron met while filming Titanic, and as such, received royal