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Still, Linoenewald’s photo remains unverified. On one side red paint was plainly visible, which has the appearance of having been made by the scraping of a vessel on the iceberg. The Titanic disaster was not yet known by us.

It’s reported that the steward wrote a note to accompany the photo in which he said: “On the day after the sinking of the Titanic, the steamer Prinz Adalbert passes the iceberg shown in this photograph. Linoenewald, the chief steward of the SS Prinz Adalbert, reemerged. In 2015, a grainy photo taken in 1912 by M. This isn’t the first time an alleged photo of the infamous iceberg has been put up for auction.

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While there appears to be overwhelming evidence that confirms that the photo does indeed show the famous iceberg that sank the Titanic, it’s impossible to know for sure. “Their sketches both appear similar to the iceberg in this photo and have the same distinctive odd shape at the top,” says Aldridge. We crossed the ice tracks 40hrs before her and in daylight so saw the ice easily and I got a picture.”Īccording to auctioneer Andrew Aldridge, Captain Wood’s photo is an incredibly close match to sketches made by both a lookout who spotted the iceberg and a crew member who also saw the mass first-hand. In a portion of his letter, Wood wrote: “I am sending you a sea picture, the Etonian running before a gale and the iceberg that sank the Titanic. Additionally, Wood sent the photo to one Billy Tucker accompanied by a letter, which is also included in the auction lot.

For one, the coordinates Wood noted on the photo were almost a perfect match for the the iceberg’s original location. Still, there is strong evidence that suggests Captain Wood accurately captured the same iceberg that sank the “unsinkable” Titanic. Wood’s letter corroborates the image.” No further information has been released about the date discrepancy. According to The Independent, “the photo is dated 1913 but auctioneers say Capt. Strangely, Captain Wood dated his picture 1913 even though the Titanic sank in 1912. Titanic struck April 14th and sank in 3 hours” Wood who was captain of the SS Etonian-shows an oddly-shaped iceberg with an inscription that reads: “Iceberg taken by Captain Wood SS Etonian in 41★0N 49★0W The photo-which was sold at auction and was taken by W.

It remains unclear if the iceberg shown in the photo is the iceberg that sank the ill-fated ship, but there is strong evidence to support the assertion.Ī rare photo reportedly shows the iceberg that sank the RMS Titanic, supposedly taken only 40 hours before ice scraped its hull on April 14, 1912.

Wood of the SS Etonian, in a location that closely matches the site of the ship’s impact with the iceberg.

The photo was taken by another ship captain, W.

An photo reportedly showing the iceberg that sank the Titanic was recently up for auction and was expected to sell for somewhere in the ballpark of $10,000-$15,000.