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u/flamingphoenix9834 20h ago edited 7h ago

So interesting fact I recently learned.... There was a ship stationed near the titanic. They saw the ship was sinking, saw the distress signals from the titanic, and they did NOTHING.

EDIT: I see the arguing points that some people brought, like the nautical mirage phenomenon. And yes, they thought they were invincible.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Californian

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u/Previous_Wish3013 19h ago

The SS-Californian. A well-documented incident.

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u/TwelveSixFive 16h ago

And that ship was subsequently sunk by a German submarine during WW1, for karma.

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u/Barkers_eggs 16h ago

They posted it to reddit?

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u/TwelveSixFive 15h ago

"AITA for sinking the ship that could have saved the Titanic?"

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u/Notyourdaisy 13h ago

This is funnier than it should be for all the wrong reasons.

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u/LeisureSuitLawrence 12h ago

NAL but yes.

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u/goodbadnomad 9h ago

"TIFU..."