Strange hypothesis about why Titanic drowned

 An optical phenomenon induced by peculiar weather conditions is speculated to have significantly contributed to the tragedy of the Titanic, according to Metro News.

Evidence suggests that a mirage possibly obscured the colossal iceberg that collided with the ship, rendering it undetectable until it was too late.

On the fateful night of April 14, 1912, as the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic navigated from warmer waters into colder ones, multiple iceberg warnings had already been issued to the vessel.

Recent analysis proposes that the Titanic may have encountered a ‘thermal inversion’, a meteorological event where a layer of cold air descends beneath warmer air. In this instance, the collision of the Labrador current from the Canadian coast and the Gulf Stream generated this atmospheric anomaly.

While seemingly ordinary, such conditions can induce various mirages, including the renowned Fata Morgana, which can distort perceptions, particularly of distant objects like ships.

It is theorized that the thermal inversion might have produced a superior mirage, generating a false horizon. For observers at sea level, light can bend over the genuine horizon, extending their visual range.

However, from an elevated position such as the ship’s crow’s nest, approximately 30 meters above sea level, the disparity between the actual horizon and the illusory one could have appeared as a mist, concealing the iceberg from view until it was too late to avert disaster.