The author of A Night to Remember describes the sinking of the Titanic as

avoidable.

gradual.

repetitive.

surprising.

The author of "A Night to Remember" describes the sinking of the Titanic as surprising. As we may know, Titanic was dubbed as the unsinkable ship which made it a famous water transport of all time. Based on that, the author conceptualizes facts which supports that it is indeed unsinkable and so concludes that the tragedy was beyond control.