Was the sinking of the Titanic truly an accident—or the result of something far more sinister? This episode plunges into the deep waters of history’s most famous maritime disaster, examining theories that challenge the official story. Could the doomed ship have actually been the Titanic’s sister vessel, the Olympic, swapped in an elaborate insurance fraud? Did powerful men on board meet their end to clear the way for the creation of the Federal Reserve? What about the eerie legend of a cursed Egyptian mummy supposedly on board? And what about the discovery of the Titanic wreck in 1985—an expedition that was actually a cover-up for a secret Cold War mission.

Takeaways:

• The RMS Titanic, often deemed unsinkable, faced catastrophic failure on a moonless night.
• A small oversight, namely the lack of binoculars, contributed to the ship's tragic fate.
• The sinking of the Titanic has led to various conspiracy theories surrounding its legitimacy.
• Some theories suggest that the ship that sank was actually the Olympic, disguised as Titanic.
• The alleged connection of the Titanic disaster to the creation of the Federal Reserve reveals historical intrigue.
• The Titanic's discovery in 1985 was, according to some, a cover for a secret military operation.

The Titanic Deception

Some of the legends discussed here feature in my book, the Titanic Deception.

What if the Titanic never struck an iceberg?

April 15, 1912—the "unsinkable" ship goes down. But was it truly an accident?

In the present, a senator survives an assassination attempt, thanks to a small-town doctor—who now knows too much. Enter Eden Black. What begins as a rescue mission spirals into a deadly conspiracy tied to a relic hidden in the Titanic’s wreck. From the British Museum to the ocean’s depths, Eden must uncover the truth before history’s greatest cover-up claims more lives.

A pulse-pounding thriller in the Amazon #1 Bestselling Eden Black series.

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