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Picture generated with AI Location: New Jersey, United States of America Dates Active: 1898 Category: Prophecy and Precognition Cause: Similarities Status: Closed Entry ID: 041124A-00091 Summery:   A novella written in 1898 seemingly predicts a famous disaster. In Depth: When originally published in 1898, the novella by Morgan Robertson entitled "The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility" was not a huge hit. The plot was as follows: the main character John Rowland works as a deckhand on board a brand-new ocean liner the Titan . In the story, the ship was considered 'unsinkable', a claim that would prove to be false as the story went on. The Titan runs into an iceberg along its side while crossing the Atlantic, puncturing a large hole and causing it to sink. The ship does not have enough life boats for the passengers and crew, and while a large number of those aboard parish in the frigid waters, John Rowland manages to survive the sinking by jumping onto the iceberg. W...