Subj : Re: Anniversary of Sinking of Titanic
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun Apr 19 2026 02:50:30

 RM> 
 RM> According to experts if Captain Smith had ordered full speed ahead
 RM> instead of trying to slow the ship, they would have missed the iceburg.
 RM> 
 RM> The reason the Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats is that the
 RM> design, which allowed for two rows of lifeboats, was deemed too
 RM> 'cluttered', so the number was cut in half..
 RM> 
 RM> The ship The Leyland Liner Californian ignored visible rocket flares
 RM> and radio messages and the captain went back to sleep and made no
 RM> effort to rescue survivors until 6 AM, 3 1/2 hours after the ship sank..
 RM> 
 RM> The ship Carpathia picked up lifeboats 2 hours after the sinking..
 RM> 
 RM> ---
 RM>  * SLMR Rob  * Ignorance is temporary; stupid is forever
 RM>  * Origin: Capitol City Online (954:895/54)

You are a wealth of information.  Thanks so much!

Mike Dippel
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