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The Titanic’s wreck position is significant because there is a discrepancy between the known position of the wreckage and Officer Boxhall’s calculated position (41°46’ N, 50°14’ W) was sent in Titanic’s distress messages some 13 miles away which served as the primary location for rescue operations.
The discrepancy between the two positions could have delayed the arrival of the Carpathia, it also led to misunderstandings in witness testimonies and inquiries, and it has fuelled the “Mystery Ship” Debate as it complicates theories about which ships were near the Titanic during the sinking and might have witnessed but failed to act upon Titanic's distess signals.
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John Bibby
I read with interest on this site regarding HMS Hecate's apparent role in the discovery of Titanic in 1977.
Actually this is a mistake.
I served on board HMS HECATE between 1980 and
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Titanica! Senan Molony
An argument hewn from ice!
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Titanica! Samuel Halpern
Titanic’s reported distress positions and why they were so far west of the Titanic wreck site.
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Titanica! Senan Molony
Case-closed on the Californian?
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Titanica! Captain Lewis Marmaduke Collins
Explore why Titanic’s CQD distress position was accurate, despite a 13-mile drift to the wreck site, according to navigational analysis.
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Titanica! Gavin Don
Gavin Don asks if the SS Californian, under the command of Stanley Lord, was close enough to have assisted the sinking Titanic.
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