What Factors Could Have Prevented The Sinking Of The Titanic?

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What factors could have prevented the sinking of the Titanic? Synopsis: The RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steamship of the early 1900’s. This ship, owned by the White Star Liners, and was deemed to be “unsinkable”. However this assumption wasn’t long lived, when the Titanic RMS sunk on its very first voyage, from England to New York, America, early on 15th April 1912 at 2:20 am, when it collided with an unseen iceberg. The sinking of the Titanic is a minor mystery to the world as to what really happened that night. There were many theories, evaluations and assumptions as to why the Titanic sunk, theories that were extracted from the facts and others that revolved around predictions, myths and curses. However the focal issue surrounding the tragedy isn’t about how the Titanic sunk, but what factors could have prevented the sinking of the supposed ‘unsinkable’ ship. There were many factors that contributed to the sinking of the Titanic, the ships design and construction was flawed, the impact and approach to the iceberg, the excessive speed and the insufficient safety equipment. Discussion: The RMS Titanic was ship of many unseen flaws, however it was deemed as being “unsinkable”, this is probably the major reason why the ships captain, Captain Edward J. Smith, was so reassured about the strength and ability of his ship. Hence the reason why the Titanic traveled at an excessive speed. The Titanic was determined to make a larger name for itself, by not only being known as the largest passenger liner of the world, but also the fastest. Although the ship was traveling at approximately 22 knots, which was fewer than its maximum capacity of 24 knots. However, also during that time, it was very common to maintain a normal and average speed while traveling thought areas where icebergs were
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