Edward Smith
Titanic Ice Warnings
Receives information that ice has been reported ahead on Titanic's North Atlantic route.
Titanic quick answer
What ice warnings did Titanic receive?
Titanic received multiple ice reports on 14 April 1912. The archive follows the warnings, wireless traffic and the ship’s approach to the ice region.
Answer in context
Ice reports, wireless messages and the warnings examined after the disaster. The supporting records below are selected directly from the current 617-record Titanic archive.
Archive records supporting this answer
18 matching archive records are rendered directly in this static page.
Cyril Evans
Californian Ice Warning
Sends Titanic a wireless message warning that Californian is stopped among ice.
Captain Stanley Lord
Californian Stops for Ice
Stops Californian for the night after encountering a field of ice in the North Atlantic.
Joseph Bruce Ismay
Baltic Ice Warning Received
Receives the Baltic ice warning from Captain Smith during the afternoon of 14 April.
Captain Edward John Smith
Baltic Ice Warning Reviewed
Receives the Baltic warning reporting icebergs and field ice near Titanic's intended route.
Captain Stanley Lord
Stopped in Ice Message Ordered
Orders Evans to advise Titanic that Californian is stopped and surrounded by ice.
Cyril Evans
Antillian Ice Report Transmitted
Transmits Californian's report to Antillian describing large icebergs seen near the ship's track.
Cyril Evans
Titanic Intercepts Ice Report
Learns that Titanic has intercepted Californian's wireless ice report sent to Antillian.
Cyril Evans
Ice Report Offered to Titanic
Offers Titanic the iceberg information after noticing that the liner is within wireless range.
Cyril Evans
Titanic Ice Report Acknowledgment
Receives confirmation that Titanic's operator has already copied Californian's earlier iceberg report.
Cyril Evans
Stopped and Surrounded by Ice Message
Transmits to Titanic that Californian is stopped and surrounded by ice.
Captain Edward John Smith
Caronia Ice Warning Received
Receives and acknowledges Caronia's warning reporting icebergs, growlers and field ice ahead of Titanic's route.
Captain Edward John Smith
Baltic Ice Message Acknowledged
Receives Baltic's detailed ice report and acknowledges the message during the afternoon of 14 April.
Herbert Stone
Californian Midnight Watch
Takes the midnight watch aboard Californian while the ship is stopped among ice.
Captain Arthur Henry Rostron
Iceberg Avoidance Approach
Alters Carpathia's course repeatedly while approaching Titanic's position through an ice field.
Harold Thomas Cottam
Olympic Service Message
Hears Olympic calling Titanic with a master's service message during the developing emergency.
Cyril Evans
British Inquiry Wireless Evidence
Gives evidence about Californian's wireless communications and the ice warning sent to Titanic.
Charles Herbert Lightoller
Lightoller Titanic Inquiry Evidence
Begins evidence to the British inquiry about navigation, ice warnings, the collision and lifeboat loading.
Sources and further reading
- Royal Museums Greenwich — RMS Titanic research guide
Background and chronology for Titanic's voyage and collision. - United States Senate — Titanic disaster hearings
Official reference material for the 1912 Senate investigation.