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** The ''Titan'' 's collision with the ''Royal Age'' is remarkably similar to an accident involving the ''Titanic'' 's sister ship ''Olympic'' and the Nantucket Lightship ''[=LV-117=]''. In both cases, the ocean liner was travelling in heavy fog and struck the smaller ship along the side, breaking it in half and sinking it.

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** The ''Titan'' 's ''Titan''[='s=] collision with the ''Royal Age'' is remarkably similar to an accident involving the ''Titanic'' 's ''Titanic''[='s=] sister ship ''Olympic'' and the Nantucket Lightship ''[=LV-117=]''. In both cases, the ocean liner was travelling in heavy fog and struck the smaller ship along the side, breaking it in half and sinking it.

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* HarsherInHindsight: As discussed on the main page, a lot of people both then and now have been creeped out by the similarities between this book's events and the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.

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* HarsherInHindsight: As discussed on the main page, a HarsherInHindsight:
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lot of people both then and now have been creeped out by the similarities between this book's events and the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.



* JustHereForGodzilla: Many, many reviews accuse it of being a choppy, uninvolving read that would have long since lapsed into obscurity if it wasn’t for the eerie similarities to a later real event.
* MainstreamObscurity: A lot more people have ''heard'' of this book, thanks to the aforementioned similarity to the sinking of the ''Titanic'', than have actually read it.

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* JustHereForGodzilla: Many, many Many reviews accuse it of being a choppy, uninvolving read that would have long since lapsed into obscurity if it wasn’t wasn't for the eerie similarities to a later real event.
* MainstreamObscurity: A lot more people have ''heard'' of this book, thanks to the aforementioned similarity to the sinking of the ''Titanic'', than have actually read it.it.

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* JustHereForGodzilla: Many, many reviews accuse it of being a choppy, uninvolving read that would have long since lapsed into obscurity if it wasn’t for the eerie similarities to a later real event.

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* JustHereForGodzilla: Many, many reviews accuse it of being a choppy, uninvolving read that would have long since lapsed into obscurity if it wasn’t for the eerie similarities to a later real event.event.
* MainstreamObscurity: A lot more people have ''heard'' of this book, thanks to the aforementioned similarity to the sinking of the ''Titanic'', than have actually read it.
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** The ''Titan'' 's collision with the ''Royal Age'' is remarkably similar to an accident involving the ''Titanic'' 's sister ship ''Olympic'' and the Nantucket Lightship ''[=LV-117=]''. In both cases, the ocean liner was travelling in heavy fog and struck the smaller ship along the side, breaking it in half and sinking it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: As discussed on the main page, a lot of people both then and now have been creeped out by the similarities between this book's events and the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.

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* HarsherInHindsight: As discussed on the main page, a lot of people both then and now have been creeped out by the similarities between this book's events and the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.
* JustHereForGodzilla: Many, many reviews accuse it of being a choppy, uninvolving read that would have long since lapsed into obscurity if it wasn’t for the eerie similarities to a later real event.
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* HarsherInHindsight: As discussed on the main page, a lot of people both then and now have been creeped out by the similarities between this book's events and the sinking of the UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic.

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