Titanic 1912 Quotes

“J. Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the Directors of the International Mercantile Marine, announced today that orders had been issued to equip all vessels of the lines embraced in that corporation with a sufficient number of lifeboats to carry all passengers and every member of the crew. The orders go into effect immediately and Mr. Ismay said the work of completing the equipment was already under way.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The ship became famous for hitting the iceberg and sinking with over 1500 casualties but up until that time, it simply was the newest and largest, but not the most famous.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The Titanic did come to a standstill and immediately began to sink after the long cut was made in her hull by the iceberg.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“Author’s Note: There is no evidence that any of the claims of this news article are correct and plenty of witness testimony to the contrary. For example, the engines were shut down almost immediately due to the infusion of water into the engine rooms. Also, there is no evidence that Ismay had any conversations with the Captain about any issues, including the need to continue the ship to keep sailing.  The apparent motivation underlying the article was simply the need of the granddaughter of Lightoller to cash in on her family legacy by selling books.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“After the Titanic struck the iceberg, she said, her grandfather believed the mighty vessel sank faster than it should have because J. Bruce Ismay, chairman of White Star Line, pressured the ship's captain to keep sailing. "If Titanic had stood still, she would have survived at least until the rescue ship came and no one need have died," Patten said.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The real reason why Titanic hit the iceberg, which has never come to light before, is because he turned the wheel the wrong way," Patten said.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The refusal to answer, Gaffney declared, was after the Carpathia had been informed that President Taft was anxious to learn the fate of Major Butt and other prominent persons.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The myth that the Titanic could not sink was key to convincing many of the women to board lifeboats and leave their husbands.  This account from the Los Angeles Times tells of one woman who had hopes of seeing her husband even on the Carpathia. But she didn’t.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“Capt. Rostron ordered that the steam heat to the passenger cabins on the Carpathia be turned off so that all of the available steam was used for the ship’s engines to speed her on the way to the rescue.  He ordered double lookouts so that his ship did not meet the same fate as the Titanic. He also ordered hot cocoa, tea and coffee brewed along with large quantities of soup to warm survivors.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“The Titanic Historical Society and the International Titanic Society are two of the resources available to the reader to learn about the many inaccuracies of the stories about the RMS Titanic sinking. Libraries in Washington, New York, Belfast, Richmond, Halifax, and London are just a few with extensive Titanic collections of news coverage of the event.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“Ironically, the wireless equipment had been malfunctioning on the Titanic on April 14th. After the equipment was restored to working order, the backlog of messages, for which the White Star Line made handsome sums, was keeping the wireless operators busy. When a message came in from the Californian, letting them know that the ship had found so much ice that the captain ordered the ship to pause for the night, the telegraph operator was met with a rude response. “Shut up, we are busy sending telegrams” was the response from the Titanic.  At that point, the Californian, just 30 miles away, shut off her telegraph and the operator went to sleep.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

“At about 11:40 pm on Sunday, April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic arrived at a point in destiny with an iceberg, the fatal blow being struck underwater.  At about 9:30 pm on Friday the 13th of January, 2012, the Concordia struck a large underwater rock which ripped a fatal gash into that ship.”
― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912

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― Ken Rossignol, Titanic 1912