It is also claimed that Titanic's distress signals were initially ignored because they were firing off the non-emergency flares. By the time they were using the correct color, it was too late. Not sure how believable that is, or if it is a common nautical mistake? Seems like a lame excuse.

It is also claimed that Titanic's distress signals were also initially ignored because they were firing off the non-emergency flares. By the time they were using the correct color, it was too late. Not sure how believable that is, or if it is a common nautical mistake? Seems like a lame excuse.