Posted on 08/29/2007 5:18:09 PM PDT by wagglebee
Another variable added to the Disaster. there are a lot of what if’s. the sleeping captain who ignored the distress rockets, the wireless operator who shut his set off, the Titanics operator who ignored the iceberg warning as well as the captain. Small rudder. The act of reversing the props, ship possibly surviving a head on collision, Watertight doors that didn’t operate correctly (same on Brittanic) act of reckless speed to capture Blue ribbon, Brittle Steel etc..
if only one of these factors was altered the loss of life could of been spared.
Hubris, the perfect word.
The earliest spectacular example of 20th Century hubris from the design and conception to the execution to the command right down to the passengers who had time to rig field expedient floatation devices and failed to even make an attempt.
And the band played on...
Best regards,
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