On April 15,1912, the “unsinkable ship” sank killing 1,503 of the 2,208 people aboard the doomed ship. But was this really an accident? Was the Titanic switched with it’s sister ship, The Olympic, as an insurance scam in order to keep the company financially stable? White Star Line was facing probable financial catastrophe, so to save their investment in the Olympic Line the company came up with an insurance scam to save the company. The plan was simple; The Olympic, a previously damaged ship, would be swapped with the Titanic and sunk in a staged accident. White Star would then collect the money from the insurance to save themselves from going into debt. From the evidence gathered, it is evident that the Olympic was switched with the Titanic. The first piece of evidence is the difference in portholes. “Photographs taken of the Titanic in dry dock show it with 14 portholes. But by the time of its doomed maiden …show more content…
Many first class passengers cancelled last minute even those who had money invested in the line. “Morgan also had several valuable bronze statue removed from the ship just one hour before she sailed” (Shorthand Social), could this be evidence of foreknowledge of the sinking? J.P. Morgan who cancelled due to sickness was later found in France with his mistress seemingly healthy. Cancellations are not uncommon but at such last notice and some people caught up in lies causes questions to be asked. The wreckage lying on the bottom of the ocean also favors the switch theory. “When Dr. Robert Ballard found the wreckage of the Titanic, he found a bulkhead which was not mentioned on any of the initial plans.” (pg.3), a bulkhead was put into the Olympic after the wreck because of damage to the hull. No such thing was placed in the Titanic or recorded about. Another example is the grey under paint used for the Olympic. The wreck shows grey underpaint, but the Titanic’s undercoat was