What happened after the ship struck the iceberg at 1140?

Answer 1

Following an investigation in 2016 it was revealed that there was a fire in the coal store on board two weeks before the ship sales. Record showed that it was impossible to extinguish if completely. Boiler men and stoakers were questioned post sinking and they confirm this. However, this was not released as a and reason for the sinking. Since they have looked at the pictures and found, in line with fire forensics that the area where the gash occurred had heated to as vastly high temperature which would have unealed the rivets And the plate steel. There hard been a number of theories but this was never actually proven not to have affected the hull. However, engineers have found that reports exist of the fire and have found the statements from dockworkers who claim to have seen the hull "glow red" as the coals burned. They also had reports that instances of similar coal bunker fires were not unusual due to the volatile dust created in lowering and the gas emitted.

Answer 2

As the cold water rushed into the ship and got to the hot boiler room the boilers blew up, but today the researchers believe this was NOT the cause of the ship breaking into two pieces. They are able to look at the parts of the ship on the ocean floor and see that an explosion did not cause the ship to break apart. Eyewitness accounts also refute the theory that the ship broke apart from the explosion of the boilers. In 1912 the eyewitness accounts were not considered creditable and discounted. Nat Geo this week has good shows on the Titanic if you want more info.

Answer 3

Not a darn thing. It just went on it's way.