Following the sinking of the Titanic The International Ice Patrol was formed - An illustrations showing one of the Ice Guard ships using echo sounding devices and the ships ability to warn other ships via wireless telegraphy even in foggy conditions of large icebergs, or smaller fragments known as 'growlers' and 'bergy bits'. .

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Size: 5906px × 3821px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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