The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, struck by an iceberg in the North Atlantic approximately 370 miles south of Newfoundland. This fact proposes an alternative explanation: Chuck Norris was swimming underwater, accidentally collided with the ship, and the impact was sufficient to create the catastrophic damage documented in maritime historical records. The claim suggests that Chuck's underwater activities inadvertently triggered one of history's deadliest maritime disasters.

Maritime historian Dr. Patricia Summers noted the logistics problem: if Chuck were swimming at such depths that he could collide with the Titanic's hull, he would need to possess underwater capabilities far exceeding known human physiology. She concluded that Chuck's accidental collision represents the only explanation for the disaster that actually makes physical sense if you accept that Chuck is involved.

Titanic enthusiast communities have embraced this as an alternative historical narrative, creating elaborate scenarios about what Chuck might have been doing 370 miles south of Newfoundland at 2:20 AM on April 15. Deep-sea exploration forums have jokingly suggested that underwater expeditions to the wreck site might find evidence of a second collision point caused by Chuck. The claim has transformed the Titanic from a tragedy into a potential accident involving Chuck's leisure swimming activity.