The titanic was built up of sixteen water tight chambers. If five of these chambers filled with water from hitting an iceberg then the ship could still sail. But the inevitable happened, six of the chambers filled with water from hitting the iceberg so the Titanic sank very slowly at one end. One more reason why the
Should the owners of the Titanic have paid compensation to all passengers/ or their families? RMS Titanic run by the Olympic Class Ocean Liner, Construction began on 16th December 1908 and finished soon after 31st March 1909. The ship was the industrial marvels of their age and Titanic was said to be the biggest, fastest and most luxurious ship yet during the time. The Ship was ready to be set from Southampton to New York in search for a better life in the United States. How Come a Magnificent Ship was able to sink?
On the 2nd April 1912 the Titanic set off on its great voyage to America it was on the water for 4 days before hitting an iceberg and sinking 2hours and 40 minutes later. The Titanic was remarkable because, for its time, it was the biggest man-made ship. It had the biggest capacity and the most elaborate cabin areas, surpassing those before it and even its twin sister. It was claimed to be unsinkable, the first ship to ever be able to say this but unfortunately it sunk. It was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank, partly because of the lack of lifeboats, after the sinking no ship was allowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship.
Survivors of the Titanic were furious with him because there were not enough lifeboats for all the passengers on board. The Titanic was to be equipped with 32 lifeboats but only 20 was available that night. Bruce Ismay had the lifeboats taken out to make place for more seats for the first class passengers. In total, 1,307 men died on that unfateful night. Ismay wanted to prove that Titanic was the most luxurious and fastest ship, compared to the rival shipping company Cunard Line.
Was anyone to blame for the Titanic disaster? Introduction: I am writing this report to give you my opinion on who I think was responsible for the titanic disaster. This report will tell the reader about my opinion and the reasons I think was to cause for the titanic to sink. The issues I think this report will cover are why it is there fault and what mistakes they made. Mistake A: There was the captain of the ship who was in charge of the ships speed and what way it went, he was made the ship travel at 20 knots per hour, close to its top speed, if he had been ravelling slower maybe he would have been able to avoid the ice burg.
A. Attention Getter : B. Reason to Listen: The sinking of the Titanic was one of the largest non-war related sinkings in history, it is important to be knowledgeable about the past. C. Thesis Statement: From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of the most famous tragedies in history. D. Credibility Statement: I have been fascinated by the history of the Titanic for as long as I can remember and I researched on the Internet.
Congress hears testimony on cruise ship accident By Jim Barnett, CNN February 29, 2012 -- Updated 2316 GMT (0716 HKT) The crippled cruise liner Costa Concordia lies aground near the coast of Italy after striking a reef in January. STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Twenty-five people were killed in the Costa Concordia accident * Captain accused of abandoning ship and is facing charges * A House committee may look at tougher cruise regulations Washington (CNN) -- Survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy recounted in riveting testimony before Congress on Wednesday that they feared for their lives after the ship hit a reef last month. "We were at our dinner table on Deck 3 and were in the process of ordering our food, and we had just ordered our appetizers," said Divya Sharma, who was celebrating her fifth wedding anniversary with her husband on the ship. "At that moment, there was a violent shaking of the ship, followed by loud crash noises as the plates and glasses broke due to the listing of the ship towards the starboard side. Lights went out immediately, but there was no announcement as to what had happened.
Everyone he knew said he had “cheated death.” Years later he was involved in a ferry accident that killed 10 and injured 67. Was he just really lucky on 9-11 and really unlucky the day of the ferry incident, or was death following him since he had “cheated death” in the World Trade Centers? Another incident that happened around the attack of 9-11 happened when Frankie Chu was late for a meeting, therefore cheating death in the Twin Towers. He later died of SARS. Was he destined to die in the Towers?
'TANGIWAI RAILWAY DISASTER', URL: HTTP://WWW.NZHISTORY.NET.NZ/CULTURE/THE-TANGIWAI-RAILWAY-DISASTER, (MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE), UPDATED 28-DEC-2012, PG 1 OF 6’ Tangiwai railway disaster At 10.21 p.m. on Christmas Eve 1953 the Wellington–Auckland night express plunged into the flooded Whangaehu River at Tangiwai, 10 kilometres west of Waiouru in the central North Island. Of the 285 passengers and crew on board, 151 died in New Zealand's worst railway accident. It was, at the time, the world’s eighth-deadliest rail disaster and made headlines around the globe. The nation was stunned. With New Zealand’s population at just over two million, many people had a direct relationship with someone involved in the tragedy.
The ship's bell sounded three times "...Iceberg, right ahead!" first officer Murdoch ordered an abrupt turn to port (left) and full speed astern, which reversed the engines driving the outer propellers (the turbine driving the centre propeller was not reversible). This swung Titanic's stern away from the iceberg A collision was inevitable, and the ship's starboard (right) side brushed the iceberg. The watertight doors were shut as water started filling the five compartments - one more than Titanic could stay afloat with. This tipped the balance between staying afloat and sinking.