Could a Modern Cruise Ship Survive Titanic’s Iceberg? | If You've Ever Wondered
Could a modern cruise ship survive the iceberg that sank Titanic? Imagine watching the ice slide past your balcony. From where you’re standing, it looks like a scrape. Below the waterline, what matters is where that scrape ends. In this three-minute animation, see why Titanic could have stayed afloat with her first four compartments flooded, but not with the fifth flooded too. Then replay a hypothetical collision aboard a modern cruise ship and watch what changes when the iceberg breaches the hull on both sides of a watertight bulkhead. Subscribe to Deep Seacrets for more animated stories about Titanic, ship science, and life at sea. ⚓ #Titanic #CruiseShips #MaritimeHistory