Jed: So I think it was an artifact of the photo.
So, you are not sure and only "think" and could be wrong. I would have
thought the heat from the coalfire would have gone along the hull and be
even was where the photo was not showing it. The photo was supposed to
be the only photo of the Titanic on that side before setting sail, so
pointing out you want other photos is asking for something impossible.
Jed: If the crew ignored it and sailed, the captain and all officers
would lose their licenses and never sail again.
They didn't get back from the voyage to be told off for sailing under
dangerous conditions; so not out of the question that they were breaking
regulations.
Jed: Regulations back then were tight.
From my experience regulations are broken when forced to do so by those
in charge; same would apply then.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Jed Rothwell" <jedrothw...@gmail.com>
To: "Vortex" <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 22 Jun, 22 At 22:26
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Bearden dead and cheniere.org gone
ROGER ANDERTON <r.j.ander...@btinternet.com
<mailto:r.j.ander...@btinternet.com> > wrote:
It wasn't as massive a fire as you are trying to make out.
I have read about shipboard fires, shipwrecks, storms and other
disasters. I have heard about such things directly from people who
sailed on ships made before WWI. Any fire large enough to leave a 30'
black streak on the outside of the Titanic would be very large indeed.
The fire would be readily apparent to everyone on board. If the crew
ignored it and sailed, the captain and all officers would lose their
licenses and never sail again. It is simply out of the question.
Regulations back then were tight. Fire is one the worst shipboard
disasters.
More to the point:
1. The 30' streak is far larger than a bunker, which is only 9' wide, so
it would have to be in several bunkers.
2. It is in the wrong part of the hull, not where the bunker that was
reportedly on fire is located.
3. The streak disappears in other photos.
So I think it was an artifact of the photo. Other people have come to
that conclusion. See:
https://www.titanicswitch.com/coalbunker_fire.html
<https://www.titanicswitch.com/coalbunker_fire.html>
http://glinds-diversions.com/titanic/titanic-fire-2.html
<http://glinds-diversions.com/titanic/titanic-fire-2.html>
O-ring of Challenger disaster should never have happened, just bad
engineering.
That is true. There are examples of disasters caused by bad engineering.
