Interestingly, regulations resulting from the “lifeboats for all” movement after Titanic resulted in roughly 850 more deaths when the shallow draft Eastland, a Great Lakes liner burdened with far more lifeboats than she was ever designed for, turned turtle at the dock.
Legislators were even warned beforehand about adding extra weight up high to ships like these.
I never heard of the Eastland-—thanks.
I’ll now go and read about it. :=)
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Thank you! The Eastland incident illustrates the point I’ve been peppering this thread with. Regulations will not save you. For the victims on the Eastland, they were fatal. And the ship was at the dock at the time!