Local Radio Puzzler

[oldmisery]

Why did the sinking of the Titanic lead directly to the sinking of another ship soon after ?
any help please ?

[stewey]

Any information as to how 'soon' after, where, etc?

[oldmisery]

Unfortunately no. The answers to these questions are usually of a lateral thinkink nature and are all true.

[weecalf]

The director James Cameron made a film on the sinking of the Bismarck

[NoMercy]

Wasn't one of the Titanic's survivors on the other ship too?

[smurfchops]

Unlucky or what ?

[stewey]

NM, one of the stokers who survived the Titanic sinking was also a stoker who survived the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. But I can't see his being on board another ship "led directly" to its sinking.

[kawakiri]

After Titanic's demise the laws on lifeboats were more stringent and I believe one small ship sailed with too many which lead to it sinking.

[stewey]

Do you have any details on that, kawakiri?

[stewey]

In the 1980's a submersable was "sunk" in order to find and photograph the Titanic: however, you couldn't really call that small craft a "ship" nor was it "soon after".

[kawakiri]

No details, I've never been able to get this confirmed.

[oldmisery]

Spot on kawakiri, this was the answer given. Many thanks.