Icebergs in August? What a Titanic mistake.
A historical poster at the Hudson River Park’s Pier 54 touts the legendary doomed passenger ship Titanic going to its watery grave on August 15, 1912.
But that date just doesn’t hold water.
The Titanic, on its maiden transatlantic voyage, actually struck an iceberg and quickly sank, killing 1500, on April 15 — five months earlier.
The two-foot poster, blares the headline; “Titanic Disaster” and a photo of the rescue ship RMS Carpathia, which had carried some 700 survivors plucked from the icy North Atlantic, docked on April 17 at Pier 54.
The source of the poster is unclear, but the historian or proofreader, like the hapless captain of the Titanic, apparently blundered.
“Early in the morning of August 15, Carpathia responded to radio messages of distress from the crippled Titanic, and rescued passengers from Titanic’s lifeboats,” the inaccurate copy reads.
“It’s rather embarrassing. A lot of tourists come through and it makes New York look a little silly,” said Alex Jones of Brooklyn, who was passing by the Pier 54 gate between West and 13th Streets.
“That’s a big typo. They should take it down and correct it,” said West Village resident Adrienne Badichon.
The Hudson River Park Trust in partnership with the city and state was set up by the state to maintain the five-mile waterfront through private donations. No one could be reached for comment.