The Mystery of Titanic's Distress Rockets

During the sinking, Distress Rockets were fired to try to catch the attention of a ship. However, there is a lot of debate about the rockets. First of all, we have no clue how much were fired in all. Some say 6, 8, more than 12, a dozen, etc. Most people believe it was 8, but other people disagree. Second, we don't the intervals at which they were fired. Some say it was every 5 minutes, some 6 minutes, some say 1 minute, etc. Roy Mengot, a Titanic expert, believes it was every 1 minute. Third, we don't know what color the rockets were. Most people say that they were white, and exploded into white balls. Others say that they were white, and exploded into colored balls. Parks Stephenson, a Titanic expert, believes the rockets were white but exploded into colored balls. When I talk to people about the rockets, this is what I say: "Distress Rockets were fired while she was sinking, to catch the attention of a ship." I never mention the color of the rockets, I do not mention how much were fired, and I do not mention the intervals at which they were fired. When people ask about those things, I say "It remains a mystery, and certain people believe certain things."