February 10, 20224 yr When asked to comment on his 1980 movie Raise The Titanic, the producer/maker said "Raise The Titanic. It would've been cheaper to lower the bloody Atlantic!" Very pricey movie. Due the special effects and the giant 55 foot life sized miniature model big enough for people to walk on. Most of the budget was spent on building that giant model. Clive Cussler author of the book the movie is based on of the same name he was not happy with the end result, and refused to sell that studio the rights to make anymore movies based on his books for awhile.
March 23, 20224 yr Author Titanic fans/buffs... I've learned new evidence in the Titanic crash. The trying to reverse the engines from Ahead Full to Full Astern caused 'em to crash. The wake/draft/slipstream left behind by the ship going forward at full speed caused 'em to crash. It drifted 'em right to the iceberg and right into collision with it. Plus anybody knows when ya slow down from going forward to go reverse you lose speed. I think they had better chances staying ahead full and try to turn around it. Maybe would have completely missed it. Also original 2nd Officer David Blair was replaced by Charles Lightoller at the last minute. Blair was in such a hurry to leave this ship when Charles became 2nd Officer, that he(Blair)left the ship without handing over the key to the lookouts binoculars locker. The Crows Nest guys didn't have their binoculars to see the berg in time. The Crows Nest is the thingy up on the tall mast/pole the Looks hung out in.
March 23, 20224 yr Author Should have stopped for the night in the ice like Skipper Lord of the Californian did. Skipper Stanley Lord did the right thing! He stopped after getting the ice warnings! Skipper Edward John Smith(E. J.)did not stop he ordered more speed!
March 24, 20224 yr Author Was Skipper Smith a bad Skipper for ignoring the ice warnings and ordering more speed thru the danger zone?
March 24, 20224 yr 14 hours ago, Skipper Duke said: Was Skipper Smith a bad Skipper for ignoring the ice warnings and ordering more speed thru the danger zone? Everybody said the ship was unsinkable so whenever someone thinks they can't fail they often end up failing because of overconfidence.
March 24, 20224 yr Author 1 hour ago, RogerDuke said: Everybody said the ship was unsinkable so whenever someone thinks they can't fail they often end up failing because of overconfidence. Cousin Roger Duke Yep!
March 24, 20224 yr Despite sinking on its maiden voyage, Belfast is still proud of building the Titanic. There's a visitor attraction dedicated to it, although I didn't have enough time to check it out when I was in Belfast a few years ago. 18 hours ago, Skipper Duke said: Was Skipper Smith a bad Skipper for ignoring the ice warnings and ordering more speed thru the danger zone? Whether he was bad or good, the person in charge of the Titanic was English, so he would never have been known as Skipper Smith. He was Captain Edward Smith. BTW. Skipper, why are you posting everything about the Titanic twice? Your posts don't really relate to either movie (they're just general discussion about the Titanic), and you certainly don't need to double post.
March 24, 20224 yr Author 2 hours ago, HossC said: Despite sinking on its maiden voyage, Belfast is still proud of building the Titanic. There's a visitor attraction dedicated to it, although I didn't have enough time to check it out when I was in Belfast a few years ago. Whether he was bad or good, the person in charge of the Titanic was English, so he would never have been known as Skipper Smith. He was Captain Edward Smith. BTW. Skipper, why are you posting everything about the Titanic twice? Your posts don't really relate to either movie (they're just general discussion about the Titanic), and you certainly don't need to double post. Cousin HossC... Is it only my country USA who calls them Skippers?
March 24, 20224 yr 4 minutes ago, Skipper Duke said: Cousin HossC... Is it only my country USA who calls them Skippers? It is used here, but I can't imagine it would have been used for the master of a White Star Line vessel over a hundred years ago. It would have been a very respected position. Skipper is also used here for the captain of a football (soccer) team.
March 24, 20224 yr Author 39 minutes ago, HossC said: It is used here, but I can't imagine it would have been used for the master of a White Star Line vessel over a hundred years ago. It would have been a very respected position. Skipper is also used here for the captain of a football (soccer) team. Cousin HossC... The Captain's hats with anchor life ring ropes on it, does only Captain's in my country wear that style?
March 24, 20224 yr 14 minutes ago, Skipper Duke said: Cousin HossC... The Captain's hats with anchor life ring ropes on it, does only Captain's in my country wear that style? I've idea whether other countries use that style, but White Star Line hats are quite similar to UK Navy hats, and do not have ropes and anchors.
February 24, 20233 yr On 2/10/2022 at 5:19 PM, Skipper Duke said: Any fans here? I recently ran across this movie on tubi. It was interesting to say the least but when the ship came up out of the water it did look pretty freaking cool
December 13, 20232 yr Author Raise the Titanic Movie Script https://www.scripts.com/script/raise_the_titanic_16539
February 27Feb 27 Author Dirk Pitt:"We don't go to the mountain... the mountain comes to us!" General Busy:"Are you talking about... raising the Titanic?" Dirk Pitt (hushed):"yeah."
March 19Mar 19 Author I just scored the Clive Cussler novel on Tuesday March 17, 2026 at my local Barnes & Noble for $10.99 + tax. I'm reading it. I'm currently on Chapter 3.
May 3May 3 Author On March 17, 2026 I scored Clive Cussler's Raise the Titanic! at my local B&N (Barnes & Noble) for $10.99 + tax. Wasn't expecting to find it on the shelf, and got a surprise - it's in Mystery Thrillers, not Fiction! 😄 Guess it's a win-win! #RaiseTheTitanic #CliveCussler I have finished reading it now for the first time. Anyone else ever read it?
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