Titanic: The New Evidence (2017)
Overview
This documentary draws on new evidence to reveal that a fire was raging in Titanic's boiler rooms before she left port, that it was kept secret and, it's now believed, that it led to the tragedy
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.407 |
Directed By
Sam Taplin
Crew
Sam Taplin
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