The Titanic leaving Belfast on April 2, 1912. The black streak can be seen just above the water line. Via Senan Molony. The sinking of the Titanic has long been a cautionary tale about the dangers ...

Molony said the existence of a fire inside one of the coal bunkers is well documented – but its significance underplayed. In the documentary Titanic: The New Evidence, broadcast on the UK’s ...

A smoldering coal fire – and the continuing attempt to control it through the voyage – may have led to the sinking of the Titanic 92 years ago, says engineer Robert Essenhigh of Ohio State ...

Typically firemen aboard the ships dug out the burning coal before the fire spread, but the Titanic's coal bunkers were three-stories high making it impossible to quickly deal with the massive flames.

Titanic ‘should never have been put to sea,’ after coal fire in hull, documentary concludes Originally published January 3, 2017 at 5:39 pm Updated January 4, 2017 at 6:59 am ...

A deadly combination of ice – and fire – share collective blame for the sinking of the Titanic, according to a group of experts who believe a massive below-decks blaze weakened the hull so ...

On April 14, 1912, a lookout on the RMS Titanic called “Iceberg, right ahead!” A blaze in the ship's boiler room may have ...

In 2008, Ray Boston, an expert with more than 20 years of research into the Titanic’s journey, said he believed the coal fire began during speed trials as much as 10 days prior to the ship ...

Molony said the existence of a fire inside one of the coal bunkers is well documented – but its significance underplayed. In the documentary Titanic: The New Evidence, broadcast on the UK’s ...

On April 14, 1912, a lookout on the RMS Titanic called “Iceberg, right ahead!” A blaze in the ship's boiler room may have weakened the ship's infrastructure, making it vulnerable to sinking.