On April 14, 1912, the infamous Titanic embarked on its doomed maiden voyage, colliding with an iceberg and tragically claiming 1,500 lives. However, nearly 80 years later, between 1990 and 1991, two individuals believed to have vanished with the Titanic were mysteriously found and rescued near the North Atlantic iceberg region.
On September 24, 1990, while sailing through the North Atlantic, the crew of the ship Foshogen spotted a lone figure atop an icy cliff. Captain Karl, using binoculars, clearly saw a woman desperately signaling for help. She was dressed in early 20th-century British aristocratic attire, drenched and trembling from the cold.
After being rescued and questioned by the crew, she identified herself as Wenni Kate, a 29-year-old Titanic passenger. According to her, when the ship sank, a massive wave hurled her toward an iceberg, and she miraculously survived. Her claims left the crew stunned, with many suspecting she was delirious. She was taken to a hospital for further evaluation.
Medical examinations revealed no signs of mental or physical illness beyond extreme distress from being lost at sea. Even more baffling, blood and hair analysis confirmed she was biologically around 30 years old—raising the impossible question: Had she remained unchanged for nearly 80 years? Historical records verified that a Wenni Kate had indeed been aboard the Titanic, adding to the mystery.
While debates raged over her case, another astonishing event occurred.
On August 9, 1991, during a scientific survey about 387 kilometers southwest of the North Atlantic iceberg region, researchers made another shocking discovery—a 60-year-old man, impeccably dressed in white and calmly smoking a pipe. The resemblance was undeniable: he was Captain Edward Smith, the very man who had gone down with the Titanic.
Dr. Marwen Iderlan, a renowned oceanographer, insisted there was no doubt—this man was indeed the Titanic’s captain. Even more perplexing was the fact that despite being 140 years old, he appeared no older than 60. Upon his rescue, he adamantly claimed the year was still 1912.
Captain Smith was transported to the Oslo Psychiatric Institute in Norway for evaluation. Psychologist Jale Halant conducted extensive tests, concluding that he was of sound mind. A fingerprint comparison further confirmed his identity. On September 18, 1991, Halant publicly stated that the rescued individual was, beyond question, Captain Smith.
This baffling phenomenon demanded an explanation. Some leading oceanographic institutions in Europe and the United States speculated that both Kate and Smith had been caught in a mysterious “time displacement anomaly,” vanishing from history—only to reappear decades later, unchanged.
