A night to remember.

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A night to remember.

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Titanic famously sank on April 14, 1912, during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, US. The British passenger liner, under the captain of Edward Smith, had roughly 2,200 passengers on board when it collided with an iceberg shortly before midnight – an accident which saw more than 1,500 people lose their lives. However, that story is not the real case, according to a former professional mariner, who is experienced in the waters of the North Atlantic – where Titanic sank. ?

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Lifeboats for all.


Another transformation in the weeks following the Titanic disaster concerned the number of lifeboats carried on passenger ships. The British Board of Trade regulated the number of lifeboats carried aboard British passenger vessels, and its simple rule was that any vessel weighing more than 10,000 tons must carry 16 lifeboats. The Titanic exceeded this requirement, carrying 16 wooden lifeboats plus 4 collapsible boats; all the lifeboats combined could carry just under 1,200 people, or about half those onboard. The regulations of the United States and Germany were tougher, requiring sufficient lifeboats for about two thirds of the total capacity on a ship the size of the Titanic. Since few expected the Titanic to sink, little thought had been given to use of the lifeboats.

In 1914, the International Conference on Safety Of Life At Sea agreed on a treaty that called for every ship to carry sufficient lifeboats for all persons on board. It also mandated lifeboat drills, and that sufficient crew members be trained in manning the boats. Never again would so many die for lack of proper equipment.

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