The most striking and prophetic example is The Sinking of a Modern Liner, written in 1886 by English journalist W.T. Stead. The story is eerily similar to the actual Titanic's ill-fated demise.

The tragic sinking of the RMS Titanic remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. On April 14, 1912, this 'unsinkable' ship collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic ...

About 705 people survived. Magellan's images indicate the Titanic's crew kept the boilers going as the ship was sinking, the BBC says. That kept the ship's lights on and make launching lifeboats ...