Titanic: The New Evidence

On April 14, 1912, the British passenger ship Titanic suffered a horrific fate when it struck an iceberg and eventually sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Over 1,500 passengers on board the vessel are believed to have perished as a result of the disaster. Although the iceberg is usually cited as the reason the ship met its demise, Titanic: The New Evidence suggests there may have been another contributing factor in the sinking.

The documentary examines a newer hypothesis concerning a destructive fire below Titanic’s decks and how it may have weakened the ship, contributing to its eventual sinking. The fire was originally downplayed in terms of its impact on the ship’s fate. According to this hypothesis, the film provides insight into the “perfect storm” of factors that combined to cause the disaster.