Titanic's mirage, part 3: A case of mistaken identity, low-lying distress rockets and 'miraging' star glitters
Zinkova, Mila
Année de publication
2019
This article (the third of four articles that look into the Titanic mirage theory) presents eyewitness accounts of the Titanic's distress rockets and the appearance of the stricken liner and compares them with the ways mirages manifest themselves. It is argued here that flickering lights and twinkling stars could have made the signals from Morse lamps undetectable. However, they do not indicate the certain presence of super refraction. The presence of a mirage cannot be ruled out; however, this investigation demonstrates that even if a mirage was present, it had no significant effect on any aspect of the tragedy.</p>
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