On the night of April 14, 1912, lookout Frederick Fleet was keeping watch that night. When he caught sight of the iceberg, he immediately ahead of the path. But he was to late to see it because it was very dark and for the Titanic at the time, the actually time was 11:40 PM. Sonar and other things to help with finding obstacles was not yet advanced. The sea's appearance was very dark and was not easy for those to see. Unless you went back in time to put sonar and lights on the ship.