Was the sinking of the Titanic predicted in 1898 by author Morgan Robertson? Then orchestrated by J. P. Morgan?

On April 10, 1912 the Titanic, largest and most luxurious ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City. Just before the launch hundreds had cancelled their tickets – including the owner of this prestigious vessel, J.P Morgan and many of his banker/industrialist friends.

Inexplicably fitted with insufficient lifeboats, well able to survive a frontal collision with any obstacle, carrying the colored distress flares, in calm seas with excellent visibility, the Titanic side swiped an iceberg at 11:40pm on the night of April 14 and sank. 1522 died.

This was strangely similar to the demise of a ship named ‘Titan’ foretold in the 1898 book ‘Futility’ by Morgan Robertson.

Although the novel was written before the RMS Titanic was even conceptualized, there are some uncanny similarities between both the fictional and real-life versions. Like the Titanic, the fictional ship sank in April in the North Atlantic, and there were not enough lifeboats for the passengers. There are also similarities between the size (800 ft (244 m) long for Titan versus 882 ft 9 in (269 m) long for the Titanic[2]), speed (25 knots for Titan, 22.5 knots for Titanic[3]) and life-saving equipment.

Beyond the name, the similarities between the Titanic and the fictional Titan include:[4]

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