Sinking of the RMS Titanic believed that ice posed little risk; close calls were not uncommon, and even head-on collisions had not been disastrous. In 1907, , a German liner, had rammed an iceberg and suffered a crushed bow, but was still able to complete her voyage. That same year, "Titanic"s future captain, Edward Smith, declared in an interview that he could not "imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that." As "Titanic" approached her fatal collision, most passengers had gone to bed and command of the bridge had passed from Second Officer Charles Lightoller to First
The Legend of the Titanic The Legend of the Titanic The Legend of the Titanic (, ) is a 1999 Italian animated film directed by Orlando Corradi and Kim J. Ok. The film is a very loose adaptation of the RMS "Titanic" sinking and featured several fantasy elements such as anthropomorphic animals. "The Legend of the Titanic" was followed by a 2004 sequel titled "Tentacolino". In modern-day New York City an old mouse named Conners tells his grandchildren the supposedly "true" story of RMS "Titanic". In April 1912, Conners was a young sailor mouse on "Titanic"s maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. He is