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flag Scans reveal Titanic's crew kept boilers active as the ship sank, aiding rescue efforts.

flag Digital scans from underwater robots have confirmed a long-held legend that Titanic's stokers kept shoveling coal into the ship's boilers as it sank, helping to keep the lights on and aiding rescue efforts. flag The scans show concave boilers, indicating they were still in use when the ship hit cold water. flag Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson notes this action bought time to save lives and manage the chaos.

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