But there is nothing in the Prinz Adalbert iceberg photograph which suggests the impact of violent forces.Another iceberg photographed April 20, from the German steamer “Bremen”.Another iceberg photographed April 20, from the German steamer “Bremen” claimed to be the Titanic iceberg based on the vicinity to the location of the disaster and the description of the iceberg according to eyewitnesses reports of Titanic survivors. This iceberg was photographed by the chief steward of the liner Prinz Adalbert on the morning of April 15, 1912, just a few miles south of where the Titanic went down. An iceberg was sighted “in the vicinity” which fitted precisely the description of the Titanic iceberg.

One thing is for certain: there was lots of ice and icebergs the night Titanic sank. The Titanic Iceberg: A Photo History of Potential Suspects Among the colorful characters and heart-wrenching stories that make up the tragic tale of the Those on the ship thought the berg was strange because of a reported red smear near its base — the same color of the Titanic's keel. The Minia was one of the first ships on the scene following the disaster. Still today this region is the most important origin of icebergs on the northern hemisphere, thousands of junks of ice per year drop from the front of the glaciers and if large enough will one or three years later reach the North Atlantic.

Michael d’Estries has been writing about science, culture, space and sustainability since 2005. This ship sailed past the scene of the accident on its way from Bremerhaven to New York. The Titanic stood no chance as it made its way from England to the United States – as the 75 million tonne iceberg had been building from snow which fell around 100,000 years previously. The night of the disaster, the crew of the Titanic was well aware of ice dangers, in particular a massive icefield to the north. (Photo: Unknown author [public domain]/Wikimedia Commons)Capt. The crew found this iceberg floating in the vicinity of wreckage and bodies. (Right) Colorized version of the picture taken from “Prinz Adalbert”, (Left) Photography taken from the ship “Birma.This can hardly have been the iceberg which the Titanic collided with: it is known that the Titanic ripped great chunks out of the iceberg and did not simply leave a few scars of red paint. Another iceberg photographed April 20, from the German steamer “Bremen” claimed to be the Titanic iceberg based on the vicinity to the location of the disaster and the description of the iceberg according to eyewitnesses reports of Titanic survivors.

This photo was taken by Captain De Carteret of the Minia. William de Carteret of the Minia reportedly said that this was the only iceberg near the scene of the collision. Some have chalked the strange color up to bacteria that often form layers on bergs. The Carpathia arrived at the scene of the disaster at 4 a.m. and the Russian vessel Birma arrived at 7 a.m. (Photo: Unknown author [public domain]/Wikimedia Commons)This map shows the location of various ships and icebergs at the Titanic wreck site. What history tells us with near certainty is that on the evening of April 14, 1912, on a calm, clear and moonless night (which was extremely rare for the North Atlantic), the Titanic's starboard side glanced off an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Based on testimony from surviving crew members, the iceberg that doomed Titanic was a "dark-blue mass" between 30-60 feet high above the water line. Maybe it was from a ship, maybe it was a colored layer. According to the reports, the glacier's height was about 140 feet and length 200 feet and its depth, underwater, estimated at 980 feet.

On 20th April the Bremen sailed into the area of the disaster, the people on board could see wreckage and the bodies of more than a hundred victims floating on the water.

Icebergs with layers in different colors (mostly brownish) are not scarce.

The ice, however, does not show signs of impact consistent with a collision. This iceberg has in fact some remarkable similarities to the iceberg as described by survivors of the disaster.The icebergs from the North Atlantic originate mainly from the western coasts of Greenland, where ice streams deliver large quantities of ice in the fjord-systems which leads to the Baffin sea. Iceberg Collision Scene from the Titanic movie SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE!!

The massive ship had been speeding (around 22 knots or 25 mph) dangerously close to an ice field and may have course-corrected away from it and maneuvered accidentally directly into the path of the deadly berg. The Titanic struck an iceberg at 10.20pm on 14 April and sank several hours later, claiming some 1,522 lives. Some vessels were there to retrieve bodies, while others were simply following shipping lanes that took them through the area. (Photo: The chief steward of the liner Prinz Adalbert [public domain]/Wikimedia Commons)By some accounts, there were many icebergs in the fast icefield that could have struck the fatal blow to the Titanic's hull. He also noticed the red scar along the base – a clear sign it was the culprit for the Titanic’s end.Photography taken from board of the ship “Birma” of the same iceberg as seen by the passengers of the “Carpathia” – the first ship to approach the scene of the disaster and save the surviving passengers of the Titanic. This ship sailed past the scene of the accident on its way from Bremerhaven to New York. Photos taken by those on board ships that entered the Titanic's debris field in the hours and days after the tragedy have claimed to show the deadly iceberg. According to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that was first on the scene, more than 20 large bergs (some estimated at over 100 feet tall) were observed. According to the Minia’s records, it was the only iceberg in the area.