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I disagree entirely. As an aside, can you tell me if this was the SKY TV conspiracy special, which fired aired in 2004?

Olympic was not terminally damaged -- none of the expert testimony supported that.

It was impossible to break the ship's 'back' even if it was damaged (and I don't believe it was). The keel was made of a series of plates, and if any plates were damaged they could be removed and repaired.

Titanic was not as near to completion as conspiracy theorists often make out. J. P. Morgan was not the head of White Star, rather IMM -- and yes, he missed the maiden voyage and went to France to be with his mistress. I'm sure he would wish to be discreet about that. Does it prove he was part of a conspiracy? No.

Titanic's crew did not walk off the ship, those you refer to were the delivery crew who took her from Belfast to Southampton, and would not have accompanied her to New York in any event.

Californian was not empty, nor do I believe she had 3,000 blankets onboard as no contemporary documentation has yet been produced to support that.

She did not stop for no reason -- Californian's Captain Lord stopped because of field ice; a very good reason to stop. Nor do I believe any damage to Titanic was identical to Olympic's.

I wrote a short, analysis at the link here (bottom):

http://www.markchirnside.co.uk/DISSERTATION.htm -- or the direct link: http://www.markchirnside.co.uk/Conspiracy_Dissertation.pdf

Best wishes,

Mark.