Should the owners of the Titanic have paid compensation to all passengers/ or their families? RMS Titanic run by the Olympic Class Ocean Liner, Construction began on 16th December 1908 and finished soon after 31st March 1909. The ship was the industrial marvels of their age and Titanic was said to be the biggest, fastest and most luxurious ship yet during the time. The Ship was ready to be set from Southampton to New York in search for a better life in the United States. How Come a Magnificent Ship was able to sink?
On the 2nd April 1912 the Titanic set off on its great voyage to America it was on the water for 4 days before hitting an iceberg and sinking 2hours and 40 minutes later. The Titanic was remarkable because, for its time, it was the biggest man-made ship. It had the biggest capacity and the most elaborate cabin areas, surpassing those before it and even its twin sister. It was claimed to be unsinkable, the first ship to ever be able to say this but unfortunately it sunk. It was an important event because so many people died when the ship sank, partly because of the lack of lifeboats, after the sinking no ship was allowed to set sail unless there were enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship.
(History.com) Later on in the 1900 hundreds, there were several more reports of ships being hit by what was said to be a freak wave or rogue wave. One of the most famous ships to get hit by a rogue wave was the Queen Mary. In 1942 while carrying 15,000 American troops 608 nautical miles (700 mi/1,126 km) from Scotland during a gale, RMS Queen Mary was broadsided by a 92-foot (28 m) wave and nearly capsized. Queen Mary listed briefly about 52 degrees before the ship slowly righted herself. (live science.com) One of the most memorable rogue wave occurrences was on October 30, 1991.
All hazards, whether natural, technological or war hazards, are able to cause loss of life, property damage, and various secondary effects1. Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, is a recent natural disaster that will be remembered by many as one of the most deadly hurricanes in history6. The sinking of the RMS Titanic, in April 1912, which many believe to have been caused by a collision with an iceberg, was in fact caused by its poor technology3, making it one of the most memorable historical technological disasters to have ever occurred. While these two disasters may seem unsurpassed, they will be analyzed and compared, in order to determine possible similarities and differences that relate to the disasters’ elements of risk. (i) Description of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina is said to have been the most costly and deadliest hurricanes in U.S history, resulting in $81.2 billion dollars in damage and 1836 casualties6.
At the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, in Tacoma, Washington, he released thirty-six passengers and two crew members once his demands were met (Pasternak). After taking off again Cooper ordered the plane to fly at a low altitude towards Mexico. At 8:13pm pressure gauges recorded his jump over the Lewis River from 10,000ft into a thunderstorm with over a hundred mile per hour winds and negative temperatures wearing only a thin suit, wrap-around sunglasses, and a rain coat (Brad Meltzer's Decoded). Many people believe that this was a suicidal jump and that Cooper died that night (Mysterious Disappearances in U.S. History). A reporting error in this high interest case mixed up his name forever immortalizing him as D.B.
In the beginning of the early 1900’s transatlantic passenger service had been a lucrative business and shipping companies were competing against each other to see who would build the biggest and fastest ship. Two such shipping rivals were Cunnard and White Star. By 1912, the White Star, a British shipping company, exceeded everyone’s expectations with their new ocean liner, the RMS Titanic. It was not
Oil washed ashore on both islands resulting in one-thousand penguins being oiled and five-thousand birds died either during transportation or in the first few days after arriving at the rescue stations (Adams). Luckily, four-thousand-seven-hundred-eighteen penguins could be cleaned by the South African National Foundation and later returned to their habitat. The Apollo Sea tragedy was the largest South African oil spill for penguins before the sinking of the Treasure (Anderson). Shortly after, it became noticed that there was a larger number of seabirds at risk of being oiled off South Africa. Actions were immediately taken to help reduce the risk of more penguins becoming oiled.
Many troops were trapped between Germany army and the cold waters of the English Channel. The only escape route was by the sea. It was a real danger that the entire British army (300,000 men) would be wiped out. On 27th May 1940, the British government led by Winston Churchill. He described it as “a colossal military disaster” The Royal Navy sprang into action and came to rescue most of the people.
Everything seemed to be going well over the next 5yrs, his practice grew to one of the largest in his area with over 3000 patients the maximum one doctor can have. After 20 months he started to kill again, in 1994 23 died, 1995 30 died, and in 1996 another 30 died. Harold was getting braver now having his own premises as 6 patients was killed whilst at the surgery. Dr Shipman had been very careful almost controlling and dominating towards his patients and their families, he offered to arrange the cremation of loved ones to show he cared therefore this disposed of the evidence. He built up good relationships with his patients so they stayed loyal, respected him and trusted implicitly, he took pride in being available and accessible.
However, in the anesthetic cold water the first class and some steerage were dying together (12). Not only were the people first class, but their death was a first class death as well because they went down “with crowds of people, friends, servants, well fed, with music m with lights!” (5) Slavitt is trying to relay the idea that it was not so bad to have drowned on the Titanic.. He uses words such as “ah!” to denote enjoyment, and he also asks who would not want to go on a copy trip of the passage. “We all go down,