Most experts believe the ship would have survived if it had hit the iceberg head-on.)
Answer: That's wrong – it would probably have survived. When a ship hits an iceberg head on, all the force would be transferred back to the ship, so it wouldn't have ripped open, but crumpled round, so only 2-3 compartments would have been breached. It was built to survive with 4 compartments breached.
These actions include: 1) alternating the thrust of the ship's wing screws and advancing the centerline screw to increase the turning response of the ship; 2) allowing the ship to ram the iceberg head- on; 3) counter-flood the aft end of the stricken ship to reduced the rate of water intake by 4.5 hours; 4) employing ...
If the centre propeller had been designed to keep working when in reverse, it's likely that the Titanic would have avoided the iceberg completely. The colossal cruise liner had been built with bulkheads in its bow in the event of a collision.
There are fears that during retrieval, the Titanic wreck would disintegrate into pieces, making it impossible to have something concrete by the time the remains reach the sea surface. There are documented reports that metal-eating bacteria has already consumed most of Titanic's wreckage.
After spotting the iceberg, William Murdoch gave the order to stop the engines and to make a hard left turn. Due to the size and speed of the Titanic it was not able to avoid the iceberg.
Even the ship itself is slowly being consumed by bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that are accelerating the degradation of the wreck. Despite the lack of physical human remains, the site of the Titanic is considered a gravesite out of respect for the over 1,500 people who lost their lives in the disaster.
On April 14, after four days at sea the Titanic collided with a jagged iceberg at 11:40 p.m. Because it was dark that night, and the lookouts in the crow's nest didn't have binoculars with them since they were locked up, they didn't see the iceberg until it was too late.
Those changes, along with the advent of superior technologies for navigation and communication, have made the seas much safer since 1912. As such, it is unlikely that the specific circumstances leading to the sinking of the Titanic will recur. But the ocean remains an unpredictable place, fraught with hazards.
The Titanic sank from human error. According to the granddaughter of the second officer of the Titanic, Louise Patten, a new steering system led to a mistake by the steersman, Robert Hitchins, into going "hard a port" instead of "hard a starboard" and straight into the iceberg instead of away from it.
After several trips back to the drawing board, it turns out that raising the Titanic would be about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the doomed vessel. After a century on the ocean floor, the Titanic is apparently in such bad shape that it couldn't withstand such an endeavor for various reasons.
Had the Titanic sank in warm water, most of those in the water would have survived. Almost all had life jackets on, and the lifeboat passengers were rescued only a couple of hours after the ship sank. Passengers of sunken cruise ships can't survive indefinitely though unless the water is tropical.
Could the Titanic Disaster Have Been Avoided? In 1912, Titanic only had 37 seconds to avoid an iceberg.
After two and a half hours into its first voyage, the gigantic vessel hit an iceberg and made its way in pieces to the bottom of the Atlantic on April 14, 1912.
While we cannot know for sure how he spent his final moments, it is known that Captain Edward Smith perished in the North Atlantic along with 1517 others on April 15, 1912. His body was never recovered.
Since then, fewer than 250 people in the world have personally viewed the Titanic wreckage, which sits about 2.5 miles below the ocean's surface, according to OceanGate.
Yes, there are other examples including the second officer but my favourite example is of this extremely fortunate gentleman. His name was Charles Joughin and he was the Master Baker on board.
Many lifeboats only carried half of their maximum capacity; there are many versions as to the reasoning behind half-filled lifeboats. Some sources claimed they were afraid of the lifeboat buckling under the weight; others suggested it was because the crew was following orders to evacuate women and children first.
If a ship is sinking, maritime tradition dictates that the captain ensures the safe evacuation of every passenger before he evacuates himself. He (or she) is responsible for the lives of those onboard, and he can't coordinate their exit unless he's the last person off.
At approximately 2:18 am the lights on the Titanic went out. It then broke in two, with the bow going underwater. Reports later speculated that it took some six minutes for that section, likely traveling at approximately 30 miles (48 km) per hour, to reach the ocean bottom.
Efforts to locate and salvage the Titanic began almost immediately after it sank. But technical limitations—as well as the sheer vastness of the North Atlantic search area—made it extremely difficult.
Going to be launched in 2022, the current project of Titanic II is under the renowned Australian businessman and politician Clive Palmer.
The tragedy of the Titanic sparked new international regulations requiring ships to carry enough lifeboats to hold every crewmate and passenger. If the Titanic hadn't sunk, it would likely have taken another similar disaster to put that lifesaving policy into effect.