Okay everyone, I've got a question for you. After watching the latest special on the Titanic where they find the sections of keel and the new "breaking-up" theories, there's something I wonder about. Before I ask the question though, for those of you who haven't seen it, here's the key points on thier theory.

--The Titanic started the breaking-up process at about 11 degrees as she listed forward.

--The initial split started at the bottom and worked it's way up, according to research done on the steel plates they've examined.

--Just before Titanic broke, the lights went out (probably from wires and cables breaking as she split).

So, here's the question....

If the Titanic started splitting up EARLIER during the sinking, wouldn't the power and lights gone out a lot earlier also? And why have there been no reports of "gaps" in the floors or walls from the surviving 3rd class passengers as they made thier way aft?

I'm asking this out of curiosity, because the theory DOES seem to be valid, but I think there's holes in it. And no, no pun intended.