The proclaimed “unsinkable” ship, Titanic, sailed on April 10, 1912. Titanic departed with 2,229 passengers and crew members from Southampton, England. The Titanic was perceived as an unsinkable ship because it was extensively advertised that its design would provide the utmost security. Upon boarding, the passengers felt exhilarated and secure. In just four days the emotions of the people voyaging on Titanic became overwhelmed with anguish and terror. As stated on Titanicandco, a website dedicated to investigate the disaster of Titanic, on the night of Sunday April 14, 1912, Titanic was traveling at 22.5 knots. A lookout guard was unexpectedly alarmed by an iceberg that was right ahead, he then telephoned the warning, but the warning was too
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In addition, the way the Titanic was constructed, did not allow the ship to survive the impact against the iceberg, even though it was publicly stated that the security was superb. Science Illustrated stated that the physical structure of the ship contributes to the sinking of Titanic. In an article titled “The Perfect” published in Physics World, scientist Richard Corfield highlighted that the rivets that held the ship’s hull together did not have uniform quality and were not hydraulically inserted. In Richard Brown’s book, Voyage of the Iceberg he mentioned that “It is a pity that the bulkheads do not run all the way up to the main deck to make compartments truly watertight. As it is, as soon as one of them fills up, the water spills over into the next one, and the next.” (Brown 130-131). Titanic would have been able to resist the collision with the iceberg if it had not been poorly built. Originally, Titanic was designed to carry 64 lifeboats, but decided to only carry 20. In Titanic the death and life of a legend, author, Michael Davie wrote, “Owners and builders decided that, to give the Titanic a competitive advantage, more deck space was more desirable than more boats” (Davie 68). If the ship had carried enough lifeboats that fit every passenger a higher number of passengers would have
In addition, the way the Titanic was constructed, did not allow the ship to survive the impact against the iceberg, even though it was publicly stated that the security was superb. Science Illustrated stated that the physical structure of the ship contributes to the sinking of Titanic. In an article titled “The Perfect” published in Physics World, scientist Richard Corfield highlighted that the rivets that held the ship’s hull together did not have uniform quality and were not hydraulically inserted. In Richard Brown’s book, Voyage of the Iceberg he mentioned that “It is a pity that the bulkheads do not run all the way up to the main deck to make compartments truly watertight. As it is, as soon as one of them fills up, the water spills over into the next one, and the next.” (Brown 130-131). Titanic would have been able to resist the collision with the iceberg if it had not been poorly built. Originally, Titanic was designed to carry 64 lifeboats, but decided to only carry 20. In Titanic the death and life of a legend, author, Michael Davie wrote, “Owners and builders decided that, to give the Titanic a competitive advantage, more deck space was more desirable than more boats” (Davie 68). If the ship had carried enough lifeboats that fit every passenger a higher number of passengers would have