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October 25th 04, 01:54 AM

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(Brian Kelly) writes:

Mike Coslo wrote in message
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N2EY wrote:
In article ,

(Brian Kelly) writes:

Odd that in all the arguments, that one is overlooked. I would
postulate that the number one reason that the Titanic sunk at all is
that the compartments had the open top design. Were they sealed, the
Ship would probably just taken on a major list, and ridden low in the
water. But almost all the people would have survived.

Boink! Good show Mike! Another engineering screwup.

Not at all. Ocean liners aren't submarines. All that was needed were watertight
bulkheads that went one deck higher. But they didn't.

Sealing the compartments at the top would have involved all sorts of problems.
For example - what would you do for air intakes?

Look up a ship called the "Great Eastern" for an interesting view of what could
be done.

73 de Jim, N2EY