The sinking of the Titanic was a terrible disaster, resulting in the deaths of over 1,000 people. But the story is even worse than the numbers suggest. Here's why the death toll isn't the most disturbing part of the Titanic's sinking. It's probably safe to say that the Titanic's designers didn't do much reading of popular fiction. If they had, they might have picked up a little piece of literature entitled Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan.
Although it was a work of fiction, released 14 years before the launch of the real-life ship, Futility contains some seriously eerie similarities to the story of the Titanic. The fictional Titan is described as "the largest craft afloat," "equal to that of a first class hotel," and "unsinkable."
Sounds familiar.
The similarities don't stop there. Like the Titanic, the fictional Titan was about 400 nautical miles away from Newfoundland on a voyage in April when, at close to midnight, it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. And like the Titanic, the Titan didn't have enough lifeboats for everyone on board. We probably don't have to point out the similarity of the names.
It's just a bizarre coincidence, so much so that after the Titanic sank, people began ac cusing author Morgan Robertson of being some kind of clairvoyant — which he denied. But he did try to cash in on publicity from the disaster, with the book being republished in 1912 with some minor changes and the new Wreck of the Titan title. We'd say "too soon," but apparently he came up with it first.
Watch the video to see why the worst part of the Titanic sinking isn't what you think!
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The wreck of the... Titan? | 0:13
The rescue that could have been | 1:31
Oh, did you need this? | 2:55
On to the next one | 4:16
Keeping the lights on | 5:11
A riveting ordeal | 6:10
Most of the victims didn't drown | 7:42
Sorry for your loss… but... | 9:25
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