RMS Lusitania

Choosing the right passengers. In the passage the lifeboat you are asked to choose 10 poor people swimming in water to save. The lifeboat holds up to 60 people and 50 seats are already taken by the wealthy. How do you choose what passengers to let in the boat? How can you put a value on another person life and how does society view the rich vs the poor? My Personal opinion vs overpopulation, and should a law be passed as to how many children a poor person can have to stop overpopulation, and…

I have boarded the RMS Titanic. To say I am content would be a lie; this ship is far too big for my comfort. Claims of it being ‘unsinkable’ are unsettling. Those who believe a ship is unsinkable must be too full of themselves to realize that no ship is truly impenetrable, but I had little say in becoming a passenger. My mother and brother insisted on having me accompany them to America, so I must travel on this massive ship. My brother took me along to explore the interior. There are many…

True Titan: Its Development and Progression The R.M.S. Titanic is perhaps considered to be the most illustrious shipwreck that had a huge influence in our popular culture, since its occurrence on 15thApril of 1912. This can be illustrated via numerous books, articles and movies; it has become a cultural icon while maintaining its national and international significance. Though, what innovations have influenced its invention and to what extent has it contributed to its significance? In order to…

Pride Comes Before A Fall The movie Titanic is about a courageous love story intertwined with the tragic event of the crash of the R.M.S. Titanic. James Cameron was the director and one of the producers of the Titanic film; the movie was released on Dec19, 1997. Cameron’s movie about the Titanic has won several awards. The movie starts out with a survivor of the crash, Rose DeWitt Bukater a fictional character, telling her story about the events that happened on the Titanic. Rose’s story is…

On November 17th, I visited the well-known Ships of the Sea Museum sited in downtown Savannah. The Ships of the Sea Museum is a historical Museum that shares the history of historical ships during maritime. The Museum is located inside William Scarbrough’s House whom was President of the Savannah Steamship Company. The house was built by William Jay 1819; the building served as the West Broad Street School for African American children and later as the headquarters for the Historic Savannah…

Accidents happen, yes. But it keeps re-occuring over the last decades or so. Also the cause of accidents are very similar to each other, mainly due to systematic failures, human errors and such. How come we still fail to learn from the causes to prevent it form happenening again? There are a lot of reasearch that shows how human errors and systematic failures cause accidents. Over the last 40 years or so, the shipping industry has focused on improving ship structures, reliability and safety of…

The Titanic was not the only ship in her line, in fact, there were two other ships that were dreamed up as well by Harland and Wolff. The fantasy behind the Olympic-Class line was to not have the fastest sailing ship, but to build a large ship that had amenities that would be luxurious to its passengers. The three sister ships --in order of when they were built-- were the Olympic, the Titanic and the Britannic. Even though the construction of the Olympic started almost a full year before the…

Law assignment Facts: FActs: On the vessel “The Mignomette” there were 4 people: Captain Tom Dudley, Brooks (sailor), Stephens (sailor), 17-year old Richard Parker. “The Mignomette” sank during a storm at sea. Issues to consider Were the parties involved in this incident unable to make rational decisions due to their dire conditions? Should they have waited until one of the men died first, before eating their remains. As opposed to killing the seventeen year old boy? Is the…

This is a viewpoint about the capsizing of Pura Vida Princess, a 100 foot catamaran vessel, which sank near the coast of Punta Leona. The vessel is owned by Global Crust Firm S.A. According to the report of an online news site, The Tico Times, the ship left Herradura Bay on 8th of January and on its way across the Gulf of Nicoya. During the departure, the sea was calm but within 30 minutes after, at about 2040H, the ship had called for a distress call but it rapidly sank due to strong winds and…

Background of Cayman Island During the dark and moonless night of the 8th of February 1794, an navigational error have resulted ten of the British ships, including a Royal Navy vessel (HMS Convert), being wrecked on the treacherous coral reefs off East End, Grand Cayman. The local people saved everyone aboard the ships, including, so the story goes, a royal prince. When Britain's King George III heard of this act of gallantry, he is said to have decreed that the people of the Cayman Islands…