Not sure if this has been brought up before, but I haven't seen it in the threads.
Given that Titanic could see the lights of Californian during the sinking, and vice versa, and Californian could see Titanic's rockets, but couldn't make out the morse lamp....
Could Titanic have flashed ALL of its lights, on/off to get the attention of Californian? Maybe even in morse code? SOS/QCD, etc...?
Not sure what the capabilities would have been in the electrics, in the dynamo room, etc., whether or not this would be feasible.
Of course it might increase the likelihood of panic as lights started flashing throughout the ship, but it might have been worth a try.
-Scott
Given that Titanic could see the lights of Californian during the sinking, and vice versa, and Californian could see Titanic's rockets, but couldn't make out the morse lamp....
Could Titanic have flashed ALL of its lights, on/off to get the attention of Californian? Maybe even in morse code? SOS/QCD, etc...?
Not sure what the capabilities would have been in the electrics, in the dynamo room, etc., whether or not this would be feasible.
Of course it might increase the likelihood of panic as lights started flashing throughout the ship, but it might have been worth a try.
-Scott