Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan is Morgan Robertson's 1898 novella
about the unsinkable ship Titan, which goes down after striking an
iceberg in the North Atlantic. Disgraced former naval lieutenant John
Rowland is working as a deckhand on the Titan when it strikes an iceberg
and capsizes. Saving the younger daughter of a former lover by jumping
onto the iceberg with her, Rowland and his charge are eventually rescued
and return to their homes.