Just watched a great doco. which revealed the reason behind the Titanic disaster conclusively (according to them) what do you think they said it was?
2006-10-20 20:14:24 · 31 answers · asked by girl from oz 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Not the iceberg~the human element I was referring to!
2006-10-20 20:19:11 · update #1
The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable, but when it hit the iceberg, the chambers in the hull began to fill, and when the boat began to list, each chamber filled. I havent looked but see if you can find a plan of the boat in google. You can see fromthe side-view that after one compartment in the hull filled, it was all over
2006-10-20 20:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by maggie_at0303 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a combination of factors:
1. poor ship design (bulkheads did not reach the entire height of the ship, the rudder was far too small for the size of the vessel, and too few lifeboats for the passenger load)
2. ego on the part of the ship's captain (wanting to make a record cross)
3. a clear, moonless night with very calm seas (bergs are harder to see in calm seas as there is no wave action at the base of the berg to show up against the dark)
4. a rogue berg far from normal iceberg lanes
5. captain made critical command mistake (not using one propeller in reverse to assist the ship in its avoidance turn)
Ship captains are taught to NOT turn away from an iceberg if a collision is unavoidable. A direct impact straight-on will be far more survivable that a sideways "scrape" that can create a long cross-bulkhead tear, like the one in the side of Titanic.
The lack of properly loading what lifeboats they had to capacity just exacerbated the loss of life.
2006-10-20 20:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by le_longgunr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor building of the ship. The rudder was too small 4 a ship that size. The water was still and with poor lighting and visibility it was hard 2 c anything. The captain should not have had the ship cruising at the speed it was either. It boils down 2 human error in more than 1 area. Lack of knowledge. I hope this helps u. Thanks 4 the 2 points.
2006-10-20 20:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by bammbamm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough lifeboats and no evacuation plan in place. Plus the big ship was travelling too fast for one thing, and it couldn't turn starboard fast enough when the iceberg came into view. The other reason is the holds down in the bottom of the ship filled up with water, spilling into the next one, and then the next. Once those holds were past a certain percentage full, the ship was doomed, that's what broke her in half, once the backend sank, the front came up out of the water, and down she went.
2006-10-20 20:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by Teresa O 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There were a number of factors. The ship was traveling too fast in order to make a speed record in reaching New York. They were not paying much attention on the bridge. And one of the fatal errors was the belief that the Titanic was indestructible! I am sure there were other factors as well.
2006-10-21 07:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking for granted that the ship was unsinkable, not having enough lifeboats, traveling too fast through an area with fog and icebergs and finally when sinking, sending out many of the lifeboats only half full.
2006-10-20 20:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the fact that they did not have enough lifeboats & when they did hit the iceberg. All the stuck up snobs decided to get to the boats before they would let the poor people have a chance. It's really sad if you think about it!
2006-10-21 04:22:11 · answer #7 · answered by bdbarbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greed, Capitalism and Huberis.
the boat was made of sub standard materials and the company suspected it, the boat did not have enough lifeboats, the ship was trying for a speed record and did not slow down when they got to the ice fields.
everything had to be on schedule .. and nature sank them.
if the iron was as good as modern iron, then they would not have punchered a hole.
if they hadn't been going so fast, they would not have had a hole
if they took a different route they would not have seen so many burgs.
if they had more life rafts they wold not have had so many die.
2006-10-20 20:31:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It hit an iceberg with great force. The ship was punctured, it took on water, the weight of the water forced the front part of the ship downward until the there was so much pressure the ship broke in half.
2006-10-20 20:18:29 · answer #9 · answered by tallmochagirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The metal in the hull that the ship was made of became extremely brittle in the cold water. When the ship hit the berg, it shattered it almost like glass, the hole was so long and large that the interior tanks made to hold water, mainly to stave off torpedo attacks after the 1st World War, were not enough to hold off the amount of water she was taking on. She went to the bottom of Davey Jones Locker, claiming over 1200 souls...
2006-10-20 20:25:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋