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Question: Is mr!.isamy fualt of the sinking of titanic!?
because i heard in the movie that mr!.ismay want the captain to full speed the titanic for the last voyage of the captain to have a speed record!? is this true!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Bruce Ismay did bear alot of the blame for what happened to the Titanic!. And even though he did encourage the captain of the ship to go faster in order to break Transatlantic speed records, Ismay's actions are not alone to blame!.

Before the collision, Titanic's radio room received numerous warnings about Icebergs from Carpathia!. However, the radio room - under pressure to send out messages for the ship, told Carpathia to 'shut up'!.

The captain of the Titanic, with over 30 years experience sailing, did nothing to slow the ship down and proceed with caution through what he must of known were Iceberg waters!.

But the ultimate responsibility lies with the White star line for its failure to provide enough life boats to prevent the sinking becoming the disaster that it did!.

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I think no one person was responsible for the disaster, it was a series of unfortunate events and mistakes that led to the sinking!. The captain was responsible for the journey, however he was under external pressure from Ismay, who in turn was under pressure from White Star Line's rivals (there was a lot of expectation riding on the maiden voyage)!.

The problem as well is that for its time it was probably the safest vessel afloat for its size and scale, and its easy to overlook that when we look back on the disaster so i wouldn't blame Ismay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

hello

the ultimate responsibility for the loss of the titanic must rest with the captain (Capt Smith)

the captain :-
Supreme authority, naval or civil!. Responsible for the safe navigation of the ship, for the proper efficiency of his junior officers and of his entire crew, and for the comfort and happiness of his passengers!. The term 'Master' or 'Master Mariner' refers to a seaman who has his Master's 'Ticket' (Certificate) and has held command of a ship!. Captain Bartlett was in charge of 'Titanic' during sea trials and as far as the journey down to Southampton!. Captain Edward J!. Smith, who took over then, had a reputation for being popular with his passengers!. He set the course and decided upon the speed!. Drowned (or possibly died from hypothermia) when the 'Titanic' went down

Captain Smith had joined the White Star Line in 1882, after a career in sailing ships, and his reputation and luck in fast sailing was to remain largely unblemished until 1911!. The maiden voyage of the 'Olympic' began on 31st May 1911, and was successfully completed in under the scheduled time!. From a remark of Smith that he knew she was able to do 24 knots, he must have driven her at that speed for at least part of the voyage!. Company policy was for moderate speed and maximum comfort, but Smith seems to have been a bit like a young man with a new sports car, with no police in sight!. Naturally, his passengers liked an early arrival, which may account for part of some preferring to sail aboard liners he commanded!. However, his luck and judgement were starting to desert that ageing seaman, and his last year and a half were marked with a series of embarrassing collisions!.

The first collision involved the 'Olympic' and the light cruiser 'HMS Hawke'!. That accident put 'Olympic' into the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast for repairs, delaying the fitting out of the 'Titanic'!. The second accident occurred when Smith took the repaired 'Olympic' over a submerged wreck off the American coast, and broke a propellor-blade!. Back to Belfast yet again, with Smith maybe well aware that his retirement would be that year!. He was under pressure to redeem his reputation in the face of losses to White Star, a factor which may explain his subsequent actionsWww@QuestionHome@Com

partially!. even though the iceberg was the ultimate cause of the sinking (if you look on a map you can clearly see that the ship sank right on the outer edge of Iceberg Alley), Mr!. Ismay should have taken into account that they would and could encounter icebergs and the captain should have taken the iceberg warnings seriously!.Www@QuestionHome@Com