
Today in Titanic History - with Searching
Today in Titanic History Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 1919 - 1st class survivor Miss Daisy E. Minahan died of tuberculosis in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 40.
1871 - 1st class survivor Miss Elizabeth Weed Shutes was born to Samuel E. Shute and Sarah Berrian Shute in Newburgh, New York, USA.
1872 - 1st class survivor Miss Sara Rebecca Compton was born to Alexander Taylor Compton and Mary Eliza Compton.
1918 - 3rd class survivor Mrs Anna De Messemaeker died in a mental hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, USA at the age of 42.
1869 - Carver Sig. Candido Scavino was born to Gioanni Scavino and Anna Frejlino in Guarene (Cuneo), Italy.
1912 - Day 11 of the American inquiry into the Titanic disaster in Washington, D. C., USA. Witnesses called that day: Salesman Edward J. Dunn, Deputy United States Marshal Charles H. Morgan, Managing Director of the White Star Line and First Class Passenger J. Bruce Ismay, First Class Passenger C. E. Henry Stengel, Counsel for IMM (White Star Line) S. C. Neale, First Class Passenger Archibald Gracie, First Class Passenger Helen W. Bishop, and First Class Passenger Dickinson H. Bishop. search other dates |
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The Flub Report: Revealing What's Hidden
Claim: "Near the beginning of the film when Cal gets out of the car at Southampton dock, the scaffolding that is supporting the "Titanic" is clearly visible in the distance behind him."
I thought I had watched Titanic closely, but I hadn't realized this before. And now that I know this flub is there, it seems very blatant. I flopped a picture from behind the scenes so it would show Titanic just like it is on screen for Exhibit A:

When you look past Cal as he steps out of the car, you can see it matches the scaffolding in Exhibit A.
Exhibit B:

Exhibit C:
This one is true.
Claim: "When Rose is about to jump off the ship, you can see Kate Winslet has a tattoo on her arm."
In a cut scene just before Rose's suicide attempt she rips off her necklace, takes down her hair, breaks her handmirror, and rips part of her dress. There is, indeed, a moon-like shape on her arm, but this is simply not a tattoo. Later in the movie we see this same arm when she disrobes for Jack and when they are in the Renault.
See the "tattoo" in Exhibit D:
See the lack of a "tattoo" in Exhibit E:

While commonly cited, this is not a true flub.
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Making Waves
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