Sinking of the RMS Titanic the hull plates. This suggests that the iron rivets along the plate seams snapped off or popped open to create narrow gaps through which water flooded. An engineer from "Titanic"s builders, Harland and Wolff, suggested this scenario at the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry following the disaster but his view was discounted. "Titanic"s discoverer Robert Ballard has commented that the assumption that the ship had suffered a major breach was "a by-product of the mystique of the "Titanic". No one could believe that the great ship was sunk by a little sliver." Faults in the ship's hull may have been a
Titanic: The Long Night York, Elizabeth goes to Vassar college and marries Max, while Paddy becomes a writer and marries Katie. Like the 1997 film, "Titanic: The Long Night" made up some fictional passengers on the Titanic. Here is a list of them. "Titanic: The Long Night" was followed by a sequel, "Remembering the Titanic", which was published later that same year and was also written by Diane Hoh. The book deals with the lives of Elizabeth, Max, Katie, and Paddy after the sinking. It has been one year since that fateful night on the "Titanic". For the survivors, it is a constant struggle