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Originally Posted by Oberon

I was always under the impression, until recent times, that the ship broke in two at a fracture point underneath the surface, however I will give the developers of this video and game their due, they have done an ungodly amount of research into the Titanic, so I am inclined to follow their version of events, and indeed, this paper supports this:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...ally-break-up/

" ... and engineers, like scientists, must always be prepared to deal with new evidence that may force us to discard our previous concepts and embrace new ones.

But we also hope that in the absence of such evidence, our work will be respected. If there is to be a debate over the validity of our work, we hope that it will take place in open scientific and professional forums, and that the outcome of the debate will be determined in the best tradition of scientific inquiry."

So bad that such a good disposition is not allowed for some particular subjects ... But political ideologies are above the truth ...