Reply: Why did the Titanic hit the iceberg?

British historian Tim Maltin said that the reason why the Titanic crew did not notice the huge iceberg was because the abnormal light reflection on the sea surface made the iceberg "invisible". By the time the ship arrived in front of the iceberg, it was too late to avoid it.

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Maltine, from Wiltshire, England, studied weather maps from a century ago and the logbooks of other ships sailing in the North Atlantic when the Titanic sank. It was later discovered that the cold air brought by the Labrador Current and the warm air brought by the Gulf Stream met exactly when the "Titanic" passed by, creating high pressure.

The British "Daily Mail" quoted him as saying on the 21st: "A weather map of the North Atlantic in April 1912 showed that when the 'Titanic' sank, it was at a pressure of 1035 millimeters. Bar (standard air pressure at altitude is 1013 millibars) in the Arctic high pressure center... This is the highest air pressure in the northern hemisphere."

The intersection of cold and warm air causes abnormal light reflection, "shielding" the huge iceberg. Before hitting the iceberg, the "Titanic" was heading towards the iceberg at full speed for 20 minutes. Under normal circumstances, the lookout on the ship should have been able to see the iceberg.

Due to the abnormal light reflection, the "Titanic" was extremely small in the eyes of the crew of the "California". The distress signal sent by the Morse signal light on the ship was like a looming mast under the starry sky or an ordinary light on the deck. Therefore, the "Californian" failed to rescue the "Titanic" in time.

Reference: The mystery of the sinking of the Titanic Baidu Encyclopedia