Author Robert Morgan penned The Wreck of the Titan in 1898, fourteen years before the Titanic would meet its end—and there are some uncanny similarities between the fictional novella and the actual events that took place. Beyond the coincidence of the ships’ names and both being described as “unsinkable,” it is reported that both the fictional Titan and the Titanic ran into trouble after hitting icebergs on the starboard side of the ship. They were both 400 miles off Newfoundland when they sank, both on April nights, and in both cases, the passengers suffered tragically due to a shortage of lifeboats.
