Who’s fault was it that the Titanic sank?
“Large patches of ice and many Icebergs.” says a warning from the radio of the Caronia. There were many of these warnings. Some were ignored and some not taken seriously.
I find the radio workers and the lookouts guilty of the sinking of the Titanic. But why was if their fault? Here is why these people’s actions caused the sinking of the Titanic.
The radio workers, almost as soon as the ship left for sea, were getting warnings of floating ice and Icebergs in their way further out in the Atlantic Ocean. But what would a little bit of floating ice do to the unsinkable ship after all?
First, Harold Bride, who was glad to get a job on the new ship, was working with another partner at the radio room in one of the Titanic’s decks. It says on page 19 of chapter two of Exploring the Titanic, as soon as they were pushed out to sea an iceberg warning came in. As he recorded the data and delivered it to captain Smith, he returned to three more ice warnings in only a short time after. …show more content…
Then told the lookouts to keep a sharp eye out for ice floating in the water. Next, it states in the text of page 19, after what seemed to be a long day of work, Harold decided to take a well deserved nap. As Harold dozed off, his partner was left to do passenger complaints and ice warnings, which proved to be too much for one worker to handle.
Last but not least, on page 19, while Harold’s partner worked he was overwhelmed with passenger complaints and those that needed assistance when a shouting voice came over the radio. It was the captain of the Californian. When getting this message he shouted “shut up shut up i’m busy!” and turned off the radio receiver and ignored the last warning for
“Large patches of ice and many Icebergs.” says a warning from the radio of the Caronia. There were many of these warnings. Some were ignored and some not taken seriously.
I find the radio workers and the lookouts guilty of the sinking of the Titanic. But why was if their fault? Here is why these people’s actions caused the sinking of the Titanic.
The radio workers, almost as soon as the ship left for sea, were getting warnings of floating ice and Icebergs in their way further out in the Atlantic Ocean. But what would a little bit of floating ice do to the unsinkable ship after all?
First, Harold Bride, who was glad to get a job on the new ship, was working with another partner at the radio room in one of the Titanic’s decks. It says on page 19 of chapter two of Exploring the Titanic, as soon as they were pushed out to sea an iceberg warning came in. As he recorded the data and delivered it to captain Smith, he returned to three more ice warnings in only a short time after. …show more content…
Then told the lookouts to keep a sharp eye out for ice floating in the water. Next, it states in the text of page 19, after what seemed to be a long day of work, Harold decided to take a well deserved nap. As Harold dozed off, his partner was left to do passenger complaints and ice warnings, which proved to be too much for one worker to handle.
Last but not least, on page 19, while Harold’s partner worked he was overwhelmed with passenger complaints and those that needed assistance when a shouting voice came over the radio. It was the captain of the Californian. When getting this message he shouted “shut up shut up i’m busy!” and turned off the radio receiver and ignored the last warning for