Holy cow, I just listened to the Titanic episodes on the Stuff You Should Know podcast! Iceberg’s actually not wrong here, it was a perfect storm for a disaster. This is just the stuff I can remember …
New staff were not properly trained for evacuation when brought on board.
No one tested lifeboat deployment beforehand to make sure they all lowered into the water.
No one had access to the locked case containing the binoculars!
There was a raging fire in the coal compartment at the exact spot where the iceberg made contact.
Someone on another ship tried to warn the guy sending Marconi messages and he told them to leave him alone, he was busy.
Even the metallurgical composition of the rivets was wrong, making them too brittle in cold temperatures.
Holy cow, I just listened to the Titanic episodes on the Stuff You Should Know podcast! Iceberg’s actually not wrong here, it was a perfect storm for a disaster. This is just the stuff I can remember …
That’s a two-parter! Just downloaded it.
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