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Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron

The hydrodynamic forces on this were enough tosnap the mast aft, blow the wheelhouse off

The hydrodynamic forces on this were enough to
snap the mast aft, blow the wheelhouse off

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The hydrodynamic forces on this
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were enough to snap the mast aft,
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blow the wheelhouse off.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:49
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Earthship Productions,National Geographic

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Movie Summary

For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
Jim came in and looked at it, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:09
Jim came in and looked at it,
So he's directed some changes - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
So he's directed some changes
We didn't have all the interior walls and everything - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
We didn't have all the interior walls and everything
So, we used a combination of sponges and foam, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:13
So, we used a combination of sponges and foam,
It's all very catastrophic right in here - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
It's all very catastrophic right in here
Each successive run was basically - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
Each successive run was basically
Then we came up with another problem, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
Then we came up with another problem,
So we had to come up with a method - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:10
So we had to come up with a method
If they tried to adjust flotation in this - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:09
If they tried to adjust flotation in this
He jumped in with us like - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
He jumped in with us like
There we were, back rigging stuff together, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
There we were, back rigging stuff together,
That wasn't setting the wayback machine - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
That wasn't setting the wayback machine
We started to figure out how to do it in a way - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
We started to figure out how to do it in a way
We could have the stern fall back more or fall back less, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
We could have the stern fall back more or fall back less,
When we did our computer simulation, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
When we did our computer simulation,
So when we sank the ship at 23 degrees, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:06
So when we sank the ship at 23 degrees,
We were actually breaking at around 25, 26 degrees, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:05
We were actually breaking at around 25, 26 degrees,
And in fact, that was even increased when it broke, - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:07
And in fact, that was even increased when it broke,
And the bow swung down - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:04
And the bow swung down
So we feel pretty comfortable that it was somewhere between - Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 00:08
So we feel pretty comfortable that it was somewhere between