Talk:Iceberg that sank the Titanic

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My apologies for being pedantic, but the iceberg didn't strike the Titanic; the Titanic struck the iceberg. Suggested title: Iceberg that the Titanic struck -- 136.54.106.120 (talk) 23:14, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I came here to say the same thing. I am trying to work this article title link into the prose of another article, and I can't. It doesn't work because it reads nonsensically.

The sinking was caused by an Iceberg that struck the Titanic

It would be like saying:

The crash was caused by a mountain that struck Delta 756

I never knew icebergs attacked ships, or mountains attacked airplanes. A better title is: Iceberg that sank the Titanic. It skips the language of kinetic violence ("struck") which is unnescary drama and raises philosophical questions. It simply states it was an iceberg, specifically the one that ~~caused the Titanic to sink~~ was the proximate/immediate cause of the Titanic sinking. -- GreenC 17:37, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ship hit the iceberg[edit]

It is interesting the article never states that the ship itself was responsible for hitting the iceberg. It hedges. The first sentence says:

An iceberg and the passenger steamer Titanic collided on 14 April 1912

In the collision section:

On Sunday 14 April at 23:40 board time, the Titanic came into physical contact with an iceberg

Is this intentional POV, or an attempt at neutrality? -- GreenC 18:40, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]