Iceberg by Jos Browning
On the rocks
“Captain, this craft is not sea worthy.”
The captains breath formed clouds as he spoke, “nonsense, this is the sturdiest vessel in the Atlantic. I hired the best engineers in the world to make it so.”
“But why this particular design?”
“Stealth of course! Now full steam ahead.”
“Captain, full steam would literally melt the ship from the inside. May I suggest very light steam.”
The captain slumped into his icy chair with a sigh, “I suppose.”
There was an almighty crash, followed by screaming. The Captain jumped to his feet, “What was that?”
“I believe sir that may have been the HMS Titanic…”
The Captain looked around before smiling, “I told you we were sturdy!”
