The Californian was estimated to be about 8 kilometres away from the Titanic when it sank.
At that time Californian was stopped due to the fact that they had spotted icebergs in their path, and was waiting for daylight so they could navigate through them.
The Californian Saw titanic Stress flares but thought they were fireworks so didnt help them out. Also they Turned off there Transmitter ilegaly so couldn't respond.
The Californian was believed to be five miles away.
The officers on the deck of the Californian, while watching Titanic's rockets, made the catastrophic conclusion that the vessel was summoning back her boats that might have strayed too far in the dark while fishing.
There were other ships on the water. Nearby were the Californian, the Mt.Temple, the Frankfurt, the Virginian and several others.
no the Carpathia was the first ship that came to the rescue of the Titanic. By the time it came it was daylight and many had died in the freezing cold waters. When the distress signal from Titanic was sent, the nearest ship, the Californian (i think it was called), wouldn't have made it in time before the ship sank
Some reports indicate that the radio operator on the Californian had turned his radio off after having received a rude complaint from the Titanic radio operator. The Titanic radio operator had complained that the frequent iceberg warnings from the Californian were interfering with him sending personal radio messages from the Titanic passengers.
There were many ships on the water in the area where Titanic was calling for help such as the Californian, the Frankfort, the Amerika, the Birma, the Mount Temple, and maybe some others, but the only one that responded, the Californian, was sixty miles away.
The Californian was believed to be five miles away.
The officers on the deck of the Californian, while watching Titanic's rockets, made the catastrophic conclusion that the vessel was summoning back her boats that might have strayed too far in the dark while fishing.
The Californian was the vessel that famously hovered less than twenty miles away when Titanic, the greatest ship in the world, sank.
The ship closer to the titanic was the Californian
There were other ships on the water. Nearby were the Californian, the Mt.Temple, the Frankfurt, the Virginian and several others.
The Californian, and the the Samson
no the Carpathia was the first ship that came to the rescue of the Titanic. By the time it came it was daylight and many had died in the freezing cold waters. When the distress signal from Titanic was sent, the nearest ship, the Californian (i think it was called), wouldn't have made it in time before the ship sank
In the Titanic we see that the situational irony found in the text is that eventhough The Californian was the ship closest to The Titanic, it would've been crucial if The Californian would'nt have turned off their scanner.
Some reports indicate that the radio operator on the Californian had turned his radio off after having received a rude complaint from the Titanic radio operator. The Titanic radio operator had complained that the frequent iceberg warnings from the Californian were interfering with him sending personal radio messages from the Titanic passengers.
the 2nd boat to arrive at the Titanic scene was the Californian
The nearest vessel to Titanic when she sank was, without a doubt, the Californian.