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October 21st 04, 12:18 PM

In article , (Steve
Robeson K4CAP) writes:

Subject: Designed And Built By PROFESSIONALS....
From: PAMNO (N2EY)
Date: 10/20/2004 3:57 AM Central Standard Time
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Perhaps what makes the Titanic disaster so intriguing is that there were so
many seemingly-small factors that contributed. The lack of even one of these
small factors could have averted the sinking, or at least the loss of life.

That's why they call the events leading up to a mishap "the chain of
events"...Becasue if even one link in the chain had been broken, the chances
of
the incident occuring would have been reduced.

Not just reduced but in most cases totally eliminated. That's what's so
intriguing about the Titanic disaster.

For example, with or without a bigger rudder, even a slight speed reduction
would have given the crew more time to react, and the ship more time to turn
and avoid. As it was, Titanic almost missed the berg, so a little more time,
resulting in quicker turning would have been a critical factor.

The business about surviving taking the berg head-on was confirmed by computer
simulation. Done by expert professionals, too.

One idea was disproved by computer simulation. Some folks speculated that if
the watertight doors had been raised, the ship would have gone down level
instead of bow-first, and stayed afloat longer because the bow, gangways and
portholes would have stayed above water longer. Computer simulation showed that
with the watertight doors open, the ship would have sunk even faster, and that
power would have been lost much sooner, darkening the lights and silencing the
radio. Plus cutting off the pumps.

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It should be remembered that none of the engineers aboard Titanic survived,
because they all stayed on duty keeping steam up and the power on until the
very end.

73 de Jim, N2EY