Saving the Titanic
What a wonderful article – it is an interesting comparison and thought it might be an interesting read….
by Stephen Gray 2/18/2010
On April 15, 1912, the unthinkable happened when White Star Lines unsinkable ship, the Titanic, sank. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Could the Titanic have been saved? Could this disaster have been averted and what lessons can the Church learn? Many mistakes were made by those who were responsible for this voyage, but five problems stick out from which we can learn.
1. Multiple warning signs of impeding disaster were ignored. Captain Smith ignored seven iceberg warnings from his crew and other ships.
2. The Ship builders decided to cut corners. About three million rivets were used to hold the sections of the Titanic together. Some rivets have been recovered from the wreck and analyzed. The findings show that they were made of sub-standard iron.
3.The ship’s speed and course were not allowed to be altered. To meet their schedule, the Titanic could not afford to slow down. The owners had something to prove. Continue Reading »
