February 5, 2023

10 Mistakes That Caused The Sinking Of The Titanic

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The poor navigation of icebergs is undoubtedly the most well-known and momentous of mistakes that caused it to sink.

Fundamentally, the ship was traveling too fast to be able to handle any challenges, which were ahead.

A lack of agility is another one of the mistakes that caused the sinking of the Titanic.

Short sightedness of the ship captains was one of the main mistakes that caused the sinking of the Titanic.

Binoculars that could have been used by lookouts on the night of the collision were locked up aboard the ship.

The steel plates toward the bow and the stern were held together with low-grade iron rivets.

As the water began filling the lower decks, closure of the watertight doors commenced, which blocked the emergency exits.

After the Titanic struck the iceberg, passengers – curious to review the damage opened their porthole windows to look out.

Warmer-than-usual waters in the Gulf Stream, which breaks the iceberg could also be a contributing factor to Titanic tragedy.

The sun, the moon, and the Earth were aligned in such a way that would result in higher tides, and in turn, more icebergs.

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