(USNewsMag.com) – Conspiracy theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic are resurfacing following the tragic implosion of the Titan submersible. The submarine, carrying five people, lost communication with the surface less than two hours after its departure to visit the world’s most famous shipwreck.
After almost four days of searching by the US and Canadian coastguards, the deaths of Captain Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and Stockton Rush were confirmed.
Theories surrounding the sinking of the Titanic have been around for years. The ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912 and sank, killing more than 1,500 people. The story was immortalized for new generations when the smash hit film “Titanic” was released in 1997.
One theory about the Titanic disaster centers around millionaire banker JP Morgan. His rivals, fellow millionaires Jacob Astor, Isador Straus, and Benjamin Guggenheim, were all aboard the ill-fated cruise liner, and perished. The bizarre theory suggests that Morgan somehow organized the ship’s demise to kill off his competitors.
Another theory proposes that the Titanic never actually sank. Advocates of this hypothetical scenario suggest that White Star Line, the company that owned the Titanic, swapped it with another ship – the Olympic – which is the one that foundered. White Star Line swapped the ships because of its wish to rid itself of the Olympic because it was plagued with technical problems.
Other suggestions as to the cause of the world’s most famous maritime disaster include a Mummy’s curse and, perhaps more realistically, that a German submarine torpedoed and destroyed the liner. In 1915, a year into the First World War, a vessel sank the Titanic’s sister ship the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, prompting some to suggest that Titanic had suffered the same fate but officials did not publicize this for political reasons.
RMS Titanic was built in Belfast and was considered the world’s first unsinkable ship. It sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York City.
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