10. A Cancelled Emergency Drill
Here’s one of our most interesting Titanic facts: on April 14, the day the Titanic hit the iceberg, an emergency drill had, ironically, been scheduled. However, due to reasons that are still unknown, Captain Edward John Smith decided to cancel the drill.
Lifeboat drills, a common practice among ocean liners, were (and still are) important for both the crew and the passengers to prepare themselves for what they hoped would be a situation they’d never encounter.
Obviously, it’s not a certainty that the emergency drill would have actually made any difference, especially considering the fact that the liner’s lifeboats could only load about one-third of the passengers, but there’s a common belief that carrying out the drill could have saved many of the lives lost.
For more Titanic facts, here‘s a book that tells the story of those who survived the tragic event.
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This was very interesting but the fact about the photograph was the only one I’d never heard before.
This article was very interesting reading! I really enjoyed it.
Thank you for this info!
This Titanic story gave me goosebumps and just blew my mind. Such a sad and tragic story. That little small word “IF” I had only done this or “IF” I had only done that. So sad…
the makes & blilders of the ship said “not ever God ” can bring this ship down
Excellent with little known facts. Have always been fascinated by the history of the Titanic!! Curious as to how many pets survived the sinking.
It is impossible for his violin to be returned to his fiance who would have been probably over 120 in 2013.
Very interesting . The story of the sinking of the Titanic is very sad and tragic story but yet I love to read it.
Excellent work, the fact about the key is the one that really got to me, something so simple but so much more important.
God proved to man he is not perfect ….so admit your mistakes and move on.live learn and improve.We are at fault when we ignore all the signs or warnings that ‘s right in front of us.The artical was good.My favorite part was about the iceberg with a streak of paint on the side.Yes it was so tragic and could have been prevented.