How the Titanic Disaster Was Almost Much Deadlier.

The Titanic disaster was one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history in April 1912 - but it was almost way more deadly. If only four things had happened slightly more differently then hundreds more could have died!
PLEASE NOTE:
- At around the 5 minute 40 mark I mention a boat being lowered at 12.40am and then 1.40pm - I mean to say 1.40 AM for the second boat
- As many have mentioned yes indeed, Carpathia DID sink in 1918 after being torpedoed during the First World War. The title refers to the hypothetical question of what if she had sunk that night while attempting to rescue Titanic's passengers.

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0:00 Intro
0:38 Murdoch fails to 'port around'
3:26 The sea is choppier
7:45 Carpathia sinks
10:42 The Marconi wireless isn't fixed

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[amjones]

Crazy to imagine that if it weren't for Phillips and Bride, Titanic could have been one of the greatest unsolved disappearances in history...

[gravscool]

The idea of an entire ship, the largest in the world, carrying over 2000 people just vanishing with all hands is terrifying.
To think that it could’ve been a reality had Phillips and Bride followed the rules is amazing to me, because any other operator might’ve done so, and we’d be having totally different discussions 110 years later.

[kennethhanks]

Carpathia was a pretty tough old bird: It took 2-3 torpedoes to do her in near the end of WWI and even so she took an hour or so to sink, I believe.

[MrBibi]

I have been so depressed recently. 2 family members my aunty and uncle both diagnosed with cancer within 2 weeks of each other. your videos bring me so much joy, Mike. thank you so much for them, they are helping me not want to jump in front of a bus. you are a good man, mate*

[PassiveSmoking]

2: Had the sea been choppier, the consequences probably would have actually been positive as far as Titanic was concerned. Breaking water at the base would have made the berg easier to spot (briefly mentioned in the video but not really explored), and if the conditions were bad enough it would have forced the ship to slow. One or both of these things together may have bought enough time for Titanic to miss the berg entirely.

[ronalddevine]

I am 75 years old, and remember reading A Night To Remember when I was around 8 years old. I have been fascinated with Titanic since then. It never ceases to amaze me that ice can rip through steel. I guess nothing is unsinkable, even the iceberg meets its end.
You do a superb presentation and your research is much appreciated by us.

[AlexS]

I find that so interesting that Titanic could have vanished without a trace and all that would be found are a few lifeboats with frozen cadavers. The wreck site would still be a mystery and the horror that happened that night would be unknown.

[EIGYRO]

Sometimes it's just down to luck. I was a Marconi Radio Officer in 74, and we swerved violently to avoid an iceberg about 100 miles south of Titanic's collision. Flat calm and misty, the 1st mate noticed a sudden drop in temperature on the bridge, which alerted him. Radar often doesn't see icebergs.

[ChickVicious]

Beautiful visuals, as always.

A sea that calm may only occur once in a lifetime. That's unbelievable. And you make a great point about the survivors who would die of exposure in the lifeboats; if the heavier boats especially had sea water sploshing in from occasional waves it would have added to the more vulnerable cases that succumbed due to the cold water at their feet and legs.

[eccentrikhat]

All too often we focus on how many were needlessly lost during the sinking of the Titanic. This video makes me marvel at how many were miraculously saved.

[darthdevious]

It is amazing to think of how perfect yet disastrous that entire night was. Chilling to think of how many more would have been lost if just one thing were different. Great topic for a video, Mike. Thank you.

[themessaroundsband]

My friend, Mike Brady. Your videos keep getting better and so is the fan base. Please continue to bless us with these amazing videos.

[terinjackson]

By far, you are producing the best Titanic content on YouTube. Congrats on your excellent videos. You have a knack for this stuff. Since you custom animations are so stellar, I want to make a suggestion for a future video: What did the Titanic look like from the deck of the Californian? I've always wondered how something as large as the Titanic would have appeared at ten miles away, especially as it started to dip and turn away as the Califorian crew described. They said they clearly saw each deck, which seems impossible to me from ten miles. What would the rockets have looked like? How tiny or big? I'd love to see a good animation of the view. Keep up the great work.

[mikehenson]

You know; everytime I see a new video on Titanic, I say to myself, what more can be said that hasn't already been told?
Then I click and watch and find something else interesting to learn.
Thanks Mike for your efforts and superb story telling. You really did have something to share that I never considered before.
I think it safe to conclude (just like Carpathia's Captain) that there was indeed a higher power intervening that night.
Yes, things could have been much worse indeed.

[TheGreatBigMove]

These are all great points that are often overlooked. I think it's important to keep these other scenarios in perspective, especially since Titanic is the quintessential maritime disaster we all think of.

[kmydet]

i love these "what-if" videos of yours. it's always entertaining to see your take on possible outcomes had things not played out the way they did

[CarolinaCycloneJames]

Another possible worse sinking would be if the ship didn't have a 2 degree port to list before the collision as even with that list it still went over 15 degrees to starboard. It's safe to say without that list she would've capsized. I believe a documentary proved this point but I can't remember which one

[lisaisgrig]

I like your comments, "What would happened if Titanic would have just completely disappeared?"... what a thought! The other alternate ending of, "What if both Carpathia and Titanic had sunk that night?" ... I'd never considered either of those possibilities before. Thanks for sharing the idea of those possibilities!

L. Isgrig in Northern, CA - 01/28/23

[QE]

Ngl this video is amazing. The visuals, the narration, the interesting 'what if' scenarios. Keep up the good work, Mike. I eagerly await the next upload while I write my next novel- Titanic: Swallowed by the Night