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...and I'm just a little puzzled, but also very intrigued by the fact that no definite cause for its sinking has ever been made. The ship sank in a heavy a storm, with all hands lost, and is in two parts. As no distress call was sent and no lifeboats were launched, the sinking must've been very sudden and quick. The bow sits upright, but the stern rests upside down a few hundred feet away, at an almost perpendicular angle relative to the bow. If I were a researcher on the cause of the sinking, I'd look at how the metal's bent at the separation point, as that can tell how the two sections came apart.

Personally, I think the ship overflexed in the rough weather, causing a catastrophic disintegration of the keel in the midsection. The superstructure couldn't support the weight of the bow and it sagged into the waves, flooding the bridge in a matter of seconds. The inundated bow rolled as it sank, capsizing the stern while also twisting the sections apart.

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Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images.