Titanic Before Disaster
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The story of Titanic is perhaps most well-known for its ending - the image of the tragic loss of the liner, taking with it nearly 1500 souls into the freezing depths of the North Atlantic, has been seared into our collective memory for over 100 years. Tragedy is what most people think of when they hear the name “Titanic.” But this is, of course, only part of the story. The White Star Line vessel Titanic that existed before the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, was a very different ship. In truth, she was a liner like any other, albeit larger and grander than most. Her early days were fraught with frenzied final touches and inspections as the last-minute preparations were made for a very routine yet hopeful maiden voyage. Today we’ll be looking at the ship as she was in her very brief heyday, in the final days leading up to her departure from Harland and Wolff at Belfast, Ireland for Southampton England on her way to her date with destiny - a moment in time when there was still pride and hope for Titanic.
Produced in conjunction with Titanic Honor and Glory @TitanicHG
Animated by Jack Gibson @jackganimations
Written by Sarah Brenneman and Michael Brady with research assistance by Gavin Krom
With special thanks to Patrick Salmen
#titanic #history #tragedy #story #documentary #ship #sinking #facts #maritime #oceanliners #liner
Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels- from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!
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It’s our friend, Michael Brady, from Oceanliner Designs!
@ambush_akula5261
Ай бұрын
This is basically the ocean liner community equivalent of Doug dimmadome, owner of the dimmsdale dimmadome
@leighmenzie5904
Ай бұрын
Mike brady is my friend 🧡
@user-et2xc2ww6q
Ай бұрын
Mike Brady is our friend and this vid is awesome. So professional. Very well done Mike 👏
@user-gu8qi4me8x
Ай бұрын
I actually genuinely agree with you and you actually couldn't have said that actually any better than me lol ❤😂🎉. @@ambush_akula5261
@user-gu8qi4me8x
Ай бұрын
@@leighmenzie5904l actually agree with you ❤😂
Perfect Sunday afternoon with our friend Mike Brady
@nathanhilton1865
Ай бұрын
Ahhhgreed lol
@puterboy2
Ай бұрын
@@nathanhilton1865 Agreed as well.
@louise_rose
Ай бұрын
The time has now come - it's midnight, the night of 14/15th of April (albeit in mainland Europe)
@bpdbhp1632
Ай бұрын
@@louise_rose titanic has almost completely sunk. Were now at the part were she starts to rise
@louise_rose
Ай бұрын
@@bpdbhp1632 And most of the lifeboats have already been sent off!😟
Mike Brady is one of those guys who are on KZread which are nice to listen to. Not irritating, no silly accent, no histrionics. Just nice to hear him. And the content is so out of this world good. Thank you so much Mike. Love your site.
@haunter_1845
Ай бұрын
Simon Whistler should be taking notes.
@DavePoo2
Ай бұрын
It's like he is .... your friend
@ayindestevens6152
Ай бұрын
Sunday just isn’t the same without our friend Mike Brady
@Gecko....
Ай бұрын
Hes not going to go out with you bro
@packrat76
Ай бұрын
He has an English or some variant accent, albeit it's not heavy like people from the Northern British Isles.
It’s beautiful how you tell Titanic’s story here. This story brings so much life back to her despite what her future held. I love this!
@OceanlinerDesigns
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@peterbrameld696
Ай бұрын
@@OceanlinerDesigns dear Michael, greetings from the UK, I just feel moved to put on record my appreciation of the excellent series you’ve done regarding the Titanic. Your presentation style complimented by the many illustrations is absolutely superb. As a pensioner who is 80 years old, I do have an insight into times gone by, thank you so much for all you do to entertain me. I’m leaving a small gift and recognition of your excellent videos, cheers Peter.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would posit that our friend Mike Brady is not only knowledgeable and intelligent, but a polished and professional orator and narrator who puts out some of the best work ever produced on any medium. We are lucky to have access to such a fellow
The final, eerie touch at the very end before the image of the titanic sailing away from southhampton turns full black did not escape me!
As an aviation geek, I was never that interested in ships and shipping...until I started watching this dude's vids. Watching these superbly made vids is always enjoyable and time well spent. Thanks as always, Mike. :)
@oxcart4172
Ай бұрын
I'm the same!! 😂😂
@user-lv7ph7hs7l
Ай бұрын
Awww. I always loved both from the start. A liner is a liner :) If it flies or floats.
@rcnfo1197
Ай бұрын
Ship's that sail through sea or sky have always been of interest to me as well. Naval aviation covers them both, so your dual interest is not unusual. And Mike's videos cover the sea going side very well. They are excellent in every way.
@notthatfatboy6519
Ай бұрын
This, WW2 Aviation, but man do i love me a good Titanic video. Like you said any of his videos entertain me really.
@user-lv7ph7hs7l
Ай бұрын
You fine folk would likely enjoy Drachinifel, while waiting for Mikey to make a new one! And Mentour Pilot. His accident videos are better than ACI. Check out the latest one about the one that landed on the belly and took off again a couple of years ago in Pakistan. Not for the faint of heart. He also does incidents where they land safely and lessons are learnt that way. He's a 737-800 line training captain at one of the busiest airlines so he knows what he's talking about. Did a series on "type rating" for the 738. I followed it, technically I can now fly one :) FMC and all. It's easy, to me it was always black magic but the FMC had it's own kinda 1980s computer vibe. It's just tedious. I would curse ATC if they gave me a shortcut and I'd have to reprogram the thing mid flight but ir gave me an appreciation for how awesome airline pilots are. Total pros.
the fact that this year april 14th is on a sunday makes this anniversary a bit extra special
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
Yup I guess it stands out more because of that
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
And I might want to add April 10th is a day to remember (that's the day she cast off) and April 14th-15th is a night to remember (like Walter Lord's book "A Night to Remember")
Eva Hart said a great many times after the sinking that the Titanic "will go down in history as the one disaster where there was no need for anyone to die." So true
3D rendering are gorgeous, that's insane
Tonight is the night 😢 I'm obsessed with Titanic, such a beautiful ship. Today's ships are so much bigger but they don't have the beauty of the Titanic. ❤
@jec1ny
Ай бұрын
I prefer to be obsessed by Olympic. Identical in all meaningful respects, but w/o the sad ending.
@jefferyindorf699
Ай бұрын
The Olympic class had what I consider the most pleasing lines of any of the ocean liners.
@blackjed
Ай бұрын
I will have a drink on her behalf
@louise_rose
Ай бұрын
14:20 Wow, I never realized that there had been a Captain Haddock presiding on the bridge of the Titanic before she set off for her ocean journey! Is this where Hergé found the name for his famous namesake captain, the friend and ally of Tintin? 😀 (from the early 1930s and on)
@wayneantoniazzi2706
Ай бұрын
@@louise_rose Oh, so someone besides me remembers Tintin's Captain Haddock! Probably just a coincidence the Tintin character had that name.
Bloody brilliant, Mike!- for one who regularly thinks he is "Titaniced out", you prove the lie, time and again. Beautifully rendered and told, this telling reminds me very much of my previous life in West End theatre, and the sheer, frenzied activity of "production week", before a show opened. It has that same combination of grit and glamour.
Just made a pot of tea and guess what was waiting just for me on the laptop??? Why, a NEW video from Oceanliner Designs, it's going to be a great day......
@Bob-Jenkins
Ай бұрын
Yeah I love it when that happens. It's always a pleasant surprise to see that your favourite KZreadr has dropped a new video when you have a few quiet minutes to yourself before stepping out into the hustle and bustle of the 'real world'.
@jetsons101
Ай бұрын
@@Bob-Jenkins Mike has a very relaxing narration but with lots of information.
@rareblues78daddy
Ай бұрын
"Why a NEW video from Oceanliner Designs...." Great question.
As can be expected with the outbreak of WW1 being only two years later, most of the surviving crew went onto serve in the war. Charles Lightoller was one of the first people to use successfully use a depthcharge to sink a U boat.
@jasonwebb7574
Ай бұрын
He also, at the age of 66, took his yacht to Dunkirk to take part in OP. Dynamo, the evacuation of British and French troops from the beaches.
@cowbanchalam9725
Ай бұрын
@@jasonwebb7574don't ever forget that Dunkirk was our equivalent of the French surrender. We ran away. The French didn't have that option. Like the rest of Europe, we didn't 'win the war', we were on the same side as the victors.
@user-lv7ph7hs7l
Ай бұрын
And one of the cruelest machine gunning of U-Boat survivors as well. What a man!
@dovetonsturdee7033
Ай бұрын
@@cowbanchalam9725 Perhaps you might try to explain what, when some 100 French & Belgian divisions had either capitulated or collapsed, the 13 divisions of the BEF were supposed to do? Aside, that is, from using control of the sea to evacuate 210,000 British & 110 French troops, before landing the 'Reconstituted BEF' in Cherbourg, only to be told by General Weygand that the French Army was no longer capable of 'organised resistance' of course?
@Hirundo-demersalis
Ай бұрын
Lightoller also shot a zeppelin, captained by infamous German commander Heinrich Mathy and headed for a bombing run of Britain, while serving on the HMTB 117 during WWI. While the zeppelin wasn't destroyed, it was crippled and forced to return home, thwarting the attack.
Finally a accurate point on video on the Titanic's life before the fateful voyage, our friend from Oceanliner Designs always gets the job right, good to see a friend of mine; Gavin Krom be credited for his research too, well-deserved and great video as always, perfect.
My wife, my son, and I were supposed to go to the Titanic Exhibit today in Pittsburgh because she knows hoe much I love Titanic and my birthday is the 18th, but she thought that she could buy the tickets yesterday and they were sold out, so I missed out, as well as my oldest son as I know that he would've loved it.
@MaryClareVideos
Ай бұрын
Have a happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉
@johnwright7782
Ай бұрын
Who are you calling a hoe? lol j/k Happy Birthday
@Brock_Landers
Ай бұрын
@@MaryClareVideos Thank you. I'll be 41 this year, but I appreciate that.
@MaryClareVideos
Ай бұрын
@@Brock_Landers You’re still young. I love cars too. I’m half owner of my dad’s 1953 Hudson Hornet. 🐝 it was in the movie No Sudden Move. Brendan Fraser drove it.
@RedDeadRanger
Ай бұрын
My birthday is the 18th too! Strange how your comment is the first I saw haha.
This is a true gem of a KZread channel. Thanks for the great content!
@OceanlinerDesigns
Ай бұрын
So glad you're enjoying it!
This is absolutely breathtaking, even with the 360p upload quality. I often wish I would have had access to something like this back in the early nineties when my love for Titanic grew into more of an obsession, so to speak, and all I had were a few pictures of Titanic in an old book, but I'm just as thankful that we were finally given such an incredible -- and unbeatable -- gift thanks to the THG guys and Mike Brady. We've literally been allowed the chance to step aboard the Titanic and it honestly doesn't get any better than that.
@brodriguez11000
Ай бұрын
Future holodecks will appreciate all the hard work.
Well done. I sailed as a cruise director for many years and brought out a ship (first of its class) from France in the 1990s. This brought back the memories of that frantic and heady time. Unfinished rooms, dodgy sea trials and even a 40ft wave during our crossing. But unlike Titanic, we made it to New York. Even though I’m not a Titanic fanboy (no one who sails can be) I appreciate your work, passion and detail. Thank you Mike Brady from Ocean Liner Designs!
What am amazing video. Those animations are incredible. The story of people who build and served on Titanic are almost as fascinating as the ship herself. To think that as of today 112 years ago that incredible ship and so many people saw their last sunset. All of those lives lost and all of the amazing engineering taken to the bottom of the Atlantic.
Thank you, friend Mike! This is an exceptionally beautiful episode. The engrossing narrative, the astonishing graphics, vintage photos and sound are amazing ❤
April 14th afternoon. A good time to watch this. Thank you.
My grandfather and his uncle were supposed to be on the Titanic but he had an infection and was not allowed to bored. So I guess I am living a life that I might not of had as they were 3 rd class passengers.
@PsRohrbaugh
Ай бұрын
It's crazy the tapestry of history weaves
@njh4473
Ай бұрын
@@PsRohrbaugh absolutely
I've read and watched a lot on the Titanic and this has taught so much that I didn't know. Thank you for the great video's. It is odd how the Titanic has caught the interest so much in some ways but this adds so much humanity for the crew and builders that the usual documentaries lack.
Great way to get ready for the livestream
@user-lc8ne6hp2q
Ай бұрын
i cant find the live stream..
@TerressaZook
Ай бұрын
@@user-lc8ne6hp2qI think it's tonight.
@stonewall01
Ай бұрын
@@user-lc8ne6hp2q It will be tonight starting at 10:30 EST, Titanic Honor and Glory.
@user-lc8ne6hp2q
Ай бұрын
@@stonewall01 ty
@kittybitts567
Ай бұрын
Yes, me too! I sat up most of the night last year listening to it. These you tube channels are the best!
What a magnificent video. The research the narration the visuals. Second to none and such a lovely tribute to the Titanic and her passengers on this anniversary date.
@brodriguez11000
Ай бұрын
Next up, the laundry room.
titanic and the story of the liners is a drug because of you all! every time I try to detox you come up with more and more interesting videos! 😂 greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
@thatsmarco7413
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
It's interesting to see that Mike dropped this at the time he did. I mean here in Australia we live in the future, it's already 3-5 hours into the 15th.
@MakerInMotion
Ай бұрын
He has analytics he knows where the bulk of his audience are.
@Bob-Jenkins
Ай бұрын
@@MakerInMotion Yeah, of course he does. That doesn't take anything away from the fact that I find it interesting.
@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
5 күн бұрын
Can you send me tomorrow's winning lottery numbers?! 😃
This 14 April is also a Sunday. Mike, g'day mate.........this is a masterwork! Outstanding, spectacular. Youve quite outdone yourself! Cheers!
My goodness that was a FAST 42 minutes! It seems like I just tuned in and now it's over! A great presentation Mike, and true to the old show-business adage you "Left 'em wanting more!" Thanks so much for this wonderful posting on the 112th anniversary of the disaster. My "Red Duster" and White Star Line pennant are being displayed on the house tomorrow. ("Blue Dusters" are hard to find here in the US.) And as the Irish Rovers song says: "Roll on Titanic roll, you're the pride of the White Star Line! "Roll on Tiranic roll, into the mists of time!"
Charles Lightoller was truly a hero both for his work saving lives on the Titanic and for his work with his son saving British, French, and Allied soldiers during the Dunkirk evacuation. Using their private vessel they joined the 850 vessels now known as the "Little Ships of Dunkirk" and personally saved 130 soldiers during Operation Dynamo. Miraculously they were able to help save some of the 336,000 soldiers rescued from the beaches.
@stevewhite3424
Ай бұрын
It seems that some men rise to any occasion presented to them. Thank you for reminding us.
Titanic..... What else can I say, she is famous to everyone.
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
Right she shall forever be famous for a variety of reasons (maiden voyage, largest man-made movable object -- to name just two)
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
@@RebeccaQueen-ti1bk "Fear Allah" ?
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
@@RebeccaQueen-ti1bk What does Allah have to do with the Titanic now :D
@mariamatheson5300
Ай бұрын
@@fmyoungwhat indeed?
how many titanic videos can be made? every week. mind you, ive watched very one.... it must be good for content and views. how crazy is it that over 100 years after a ship wreck... here we are, all over the world, getting a quarter million people watching videos about her... its truly mind blowing.
@usedscar
Ай бұрын
I learned here that a liner would normally just sink. Those two hours she took to go down made her legendary.
@MarinCipollina
Ай бұрын
There are more TITANIC videos than there are video reports about the first human landing on the Moon in 1969.. Odd to consider that.
@beardedgaming3741
Ай бұрын
@@MarinCipollina That's interesting
I love these type of videos with the historical photos and the CGI re-creation of the rooms / spaces of the Titanic.
I repeat 3 times that massively beautiful hot restaurant and interiors, those renders details and shadings looks absolutely pleasanter to watch, it's amazing how good graphics technology become in last years. I believe a better last words for Mike Brady on Titanic departure from Southampton would be " the rest is history"
Mike you should be so proud of the work you do on your Oceanliner Designs channel. This is another remarkable production. Thank you so much for keeping Titanic alive.
Absolutely SPECTACULAR video. Somehow I felt that we got left on a cliffhanger. Loved it mate.
If there will ever be another titanic movie, our friend Michael Brady has to be in it. He deserves it. Such passion should be rewarded.
@wayneantoniazzi2706
Ай бұрын
And playing Thomas Andrews!
Michael Brady, you always do a great job. Thank you.
Thank you so much Mike and the team behind this.
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
This is very informative
Stunning work as always Mike. I find the story of the night the Titanic sank fascinating and tragic, but it's great to see videos about the ship in her prime, "untouched by tragedy" as you say. Looking forward to the other releases you've teased for April.
You're such a great story teller, Mike! This episode gave me goosebumps!
Mike! Dont ever stop i appreciate all the work you do to inform me with such depth of the stories you so kindly share
Amazing narration. Titanic's story, composed of glimpses into the lives of so many, as well as glimpses into her inner workings and outer actions, is an epic. You have captured that beautifully with the tapestry you have woven. Thank you!
Thank you for doing these titanic videoes
This is an incredible video. I'm about 29 minutes in and everything you've done is just detailed and amazing. Your videos are quite a spectacle to watch.
My friend Mike Brady's videos have absolutely NO RIGHT to be this good. The engineering history mixed with human stories, all explained with newsreel, photos and the most amazing CG reconstruction. It's too good.
I never thought there would be a Titanic story I didn't know and would be this interesting. ❤ great story.
A most splendid video Mr Brady. Well done !
This is such a wonderful video. Captivating visuals from THG, and the ever charismatic tones of my friend, Mike Brady.
These videos just get better and better! What a fantastic job everyone on the team has done. Thank you to the Oceanliner designs team! ❤
My obsession with Titanic was renewed this past Sunday (Mother’s Day) when we went to the Titanic Exhibit in Skokie Illinois. This channel has been a godsend. It’s like I’m discovering Titanic all over again the way I did when I first saw Titanic in theaters in 1997 and I’m so glad this is happening to me.
the animations are amazing! my passion is showing
An excellent video for the 112th anniversary. Even the days of the week align.
@ryanjones8427
Ай бұрын
And 1912 was a leap year too
There are no words to describe the quality of your videos sir. I’m a new subscriber to your channel and a Titanic enthusiast since I was 7. Love your channel and can’t wait to dive deeper into the actual history of this magnificent ocean liner and others that have caught my attention thanks to you. Best wishes 👍🏻 🚢
Titanic is one of those perfect stories of hubris and humanity that appeal to our need for storytelling…especially when it’s told as well as it is here. Fantastic job taking a well known story and giving it new insight and interest! Subscribed!
I’ve been waiting for this
Awesome thanks
Outstanding video. Truly remarkable presentation. As always, best regards. This comment is made on Sunday April 14, 2024, which is 112 years from the day the Titanic hit the iceberg.
Very well done, Michael as are all your presentations!
Oh how we all love to hear from our friend, Mike Brady
Today is April 14 but not just any old April 14 its also a Sunday
Very well done, Mike, and also to all others involved.
Thank you Mike for yet another outstanding production. You really have a knack for making these amazing videos. Keep up the great work and I eagerly look forward to your next project.
45 second ticket here btw hey mike🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😅
Happy Sunday, April 14th to our friend Mike Brady of Ocean Liner Designs! 🎉🎉🎉
As usual your video is fantastic. Script, score and original images are perfect but the graphics are particularly beautiful in this one. Stellar job as always Mike
Serious amount of work behind this one, and it shows. The production values are huge and it looks amazing. Kudos to yourself and your crew.
Why are we so fascinated by the story of this ship’s sinking? As I am here to see this video (and more) I can’t say to know why.
Wait, so you telling me on April Fools' Day They got everybody out there and lined them up then delayed trials? 🤔
What a beautifully and professionally-produced program. Enjoyed every second!
Mike, this was a particularly engrossing episode. We all appreciate your work so much.
A sad day, indeed
@adamirishconundrum851
Ай бұрын
Well we now have a happy day, April 10th the day Oj Simpson croaked.
I cant believe in less than 24 hours it will be the 112 year anniversary since the sinking, I’m crying!
@erikheijden9828
Ай бұрын
Silly
@pinkvivi9345
Ай бұрын
It’s a very important day for me. It’s my son’s birthday, 04/15/2011 and he passed away 10/03/2020. A lot of emotions for me
@mariamatheson5300
Ай бұрын
@@pinkvivi9345how terrible for you. My condolences for your sad loss.
You do such high-quality voiceover work. It’s quite enjoyable. Perhaps in the future the Honor and Glory team could do something with their creation like Valve did with the dev commentary in Portal. A fully explorable Titanic, but as you explore, each room or notable object could have a little virtual icon the player could interact with that plays a voiceover track from you that explains the room or feature in detail, maybe taking away camera control and putting it on a track briefly if necessary. It would be a lot of work, but the final product would be museum-level quality, I bet. I’d happily pay for that, even if it was $100 or more per copy.
Another beautifully made video. Great work, Mike!
Imagine if Titanic wasn't delayed 3 months.
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
That or what if the voyage had been delayed one more time (if only slightly)
@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
5 күн бұрын
Our friend Mike Brady did an alternate history video in which he imagines what Titanic's life would have been like if it had avoided sinking on the maiden voyage. It's pretty neat. Check the Titanic playlist on his channel...
@jcollins1305
Күн бұрын
It’s funny, all the “What ifs” Titanic would have most likely would have served the seas for 25-30 years then ignominiously met her end in a scrap yard, a la Olympic. We wouldn’t be talking of her all these years later, but that’s another “What if”
❤ Loved this my cousin died on the titanic his body was never recorded his name was Percival Franklin or Franklin Percival Sharp he got on at the SouthHampton stop
@johnnyblue4799
Ай бұрын
Your cousin? So you must be around 120 years old! Amazing! What's the secret to such longevity? :P
@judybaackebrewer61
Ай бұрын
@@johnnyblue4799 of course not it was being down thru the family duh!!!!
@johnnyblue4799
Ай бұрын
@@judybaackebrewer61 Well, cousin means "a child of one's uncle or aunt". So you are old, or a ghost typing! :))))
@judybaackebrewer61
Ай бұрын
@@johnnyblue4799 no it's just been passed down in the family
Dear Mike, I don't know how you do this, but this story and animation, they're just magic. I'm sure I'm going to watch this over and over again. Thanks a lot!
@fmyoung
Ай бұрын
I've been watching it over and over again too
@brittanyhyatt3407
Ай бұрын
This is my 5th time watching it 🤣
A brilliant video, Mike. Great research and memorising graphics. Thank you.
Thank you Mike for another great video
Your research and commentary on Titanic is utterly superlative Michael. Thank you for your excellent work on these videos.
That was so engrossing and so well presented . Great job Mike.
Great anniversary video, thanks, Mike!
Thank you so much for making these videos. They are at once informative, educational and entertaining in the positive sense. I especially admire the way you handle the subject of the sinking with sensitivity and respect, acknowledging that this was a human tragedy of horrific proportions.
Great video, Mike! You did an amazing job building and narrating this video. Thank you for doing it.
Excellent vid on her early days. Thanks for this!
Absolutely love your channel!! Great job!!! Always enjoy, and more importantly learn details from your videos!! Thank you for that!!
Mike you just keep getting better and better! Great video!!
An outstanding effort, Mike. You and the team should be very proud.
WOW! I think this is your best video yet! Keep them coming! Thank You!
I just love your videos. Your presentations are excellent. Thanks
Man I will say you do a absolutely phenomenal job of narrator and explaining things !
Outstanding work Mike. Thanks!
Another masterpiece of a video! Great job!
What a great video of the Titanic and the delays then days leading up to its maiden voyage. Thanks Mike for doing this video!
Really enjoyed your video! Love the perspective you bring to this historic ship in your videos. Always fresh!
Absolutely brilliant presentation
This was so good, I was so intrigued in this video it didnt feel like a 42 min video. Can’t wait for the next one 😊
I will never get enough of videos about Titanic from our friend Mike Brady, thank you for these wonderful videos!