Now, never having been out on the open ocean, the Titanic still mystifies me. It surprises me that the star light was not sufficient to illuminate the iceberg. I've been in places where a moonless night brings out the Milky Way in high def. It makes me think a white chunk of ice would almost appear to glow. Just a random thought. Carry on.
The iceberg was difficult to spot, because that night in April 1912 it was calm seas. There were no waves breaking at the base of the iceberg. And if it was a moonless night, it would have been very hard to see. It's like driving down an empty desert road on a dark moon less night with no headlights on...how far can you see? Stars don't reflect light, as the moon or sun does. That ship was going way too fast in an area they knew to have icebergs in. They were forewarned about it by other ships. It was the captain and crew's fault, that the Titanic sank. And it was the White Star lines fault, there wasn't enough life boats aboard, to save everyone. The ship wasn't even at full capacity on it's maiden (and only) voyage....or else there would have been more death's, than there actually was! That's why many maritime laws were changed after that sinking.
