Essay about The Titanic Was an Avoidable Tragedy

Mary Bou Literature 7 4/16/15 Being a captain of a ship is a tough job, especially when you are not doing what you are supposed to be doing. Captain John Smith was the captain of the Titanic. He was the captain of many other ships in a series called the White Star Line. The White Star Line is a series of ships, and he was a captain of some of those. The Titanic was kind of a disaster because as captain, Edward J. Smith’s role in the sinking of the Titanic included the fact that his boat did not meet the safety standards; he did not heed the ice burg alerts, and yet he chose to go down with the ship.

After the knockdown, Captain Pollard and his crew examine the ship for damage. The ship did took some major damages such as the several sails were torn off, the cookhouse was in a dismal state, two whaleboats, which were on the port side of the ship was blown away by the strong winds, and the spare boat, which was located aft of the ship was crushed by the storm. Based on the ships damages, Pollard decided to return to Nantucket to repair the ship since it has only been 4 days since they started the voyage. But, the first mate, Chase objected the captain’s decision and insisted that they continue their voyage. His arguments were that the spare boat could be repaired and they could get spare whaleboats in Azores. The second mate back Chase’s

One example that he thought this is when he send a few lookouts to leisurely watch out for icebergs ahead of them. Also, he goes back to bed once he sends out this command thinking that even if they do hit an iceberg it would be impossible to sink such a massive vehicle. If the Captain would’ve not been in his nightgown and was actually at the helm of the ship like most captains do, maybe the Titanic could have made a sharp turn from the glacier. But Captain Smith was cozy in bed with his Scrooge pajamas on leaving his young crew to defend against the night. The second instance that proves Captain Edward Smith thought the Titanic was unsinkable happened before the excursion out to sea. The Captain knew the size of the boat and how many people were traveling that Spring day and yet he still set sail knowing full well that not enough people would be able to fit on the emergency vessels if there was an accident. But the Captain thought that nothing would go wrong with the year of experience under his belt. Little did he know that he was very wrong and maybe if he would’ve said something to the builders of the ship about there not being enough lifeboats for the guests they might have changed it in time. Even though the voyage would’ve been delayed, he could’ve saved thousands, but instead he thought the ship was unsinkable and he

In Henry Hudson's day, it was trusted that there would be a sans ice entry around the North Pole in the late spring months. He was utilized by the Muscovy Company to find that course to the Orient. On May 1, 1607, Hudson, his child, and 11 other team individuals set sail and, following a month and a half, saw the east shoreline of Greenland. Toward the finish of June, they achieved West Spitsbergen Island, spotting many seals, walruses, and whales en route.

It is common knowledge that the Titanic struck an iceberg, but what is less considered is the fact that the ship need not have sunk at all. On the last night of the Titanic’s voyage, her radio operator received a transmission from the Californian warning about icebergs, but the operator payed no attention. Moreover, the Caronia also warned the Titanic’s captain about icebergs and field ice before this.

It’s a discovery that challenges the history of one of polar exploration’s biggest mysteries.The long lost ship of British explorer Sir John Franklin, HMS Terror has been found at the bottom of the Arctic Bay.The researchers think they know exactly what happened to the HMS Terror because of the Vessel being found, Images taken and matched HMS building plan , and a note from the crew

Robert W. Park is a professor at the University of Waterloo. He came to the University of Toronto, Mississauga campus to conduct a public lecture called, “Explore on Ice: The Last Mysteries of Sir John Franklin’s Third Arctic Expedition.” Within his speech, Park discusses the history of Franklin’s lost expedition, the search parties, Inuit testimony, evidence of diseases, and the discovery of the shipwrecks.

As we are approaching the shoreline about to beach I try with everything I had to get the boat to tack, and she does. We were now heading back out into the lake, the wind is still increasing now 27 knots gusts of 33. We five 13-year-old girls were trying to hold down a 1,000-pound sailboat with two sails. We know in the back of our heads that capsizing could be in our near future. We ask the safety boat if we can head back to camp knowing that the wind is only going to increase and we cannot hold Sting down much longer. We get the ok from the safety boat and start heading toward our buoy. All five of us are hiking out as hard as we can, both the jib and the mainsails are all the way out to reduce speed and power. We get 50 feet away from our buoy and hit a massive puff, we try so hard to keep the boat from capsizing, but the five of us strictly don't have enough weight. I yell out to my crew that we are capsizing. We get out from underneath the boat and are all in shock. We swim around to the hull and sit on the bilge boards. All of us are freezing cold, the waves were splashing us and the brisk cold air was hitting our faces. All of us are scared and crying. There are several other boats who are capsized or having

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Most builders of the ship thought that if they added more lifeboats would disquite the first-class passengers and ruin their view of the ocean and didn't add them.

Some decisions that the crew made prior to the ramming of the ship was that they wanted to continue to progress forward instead of heading back to repair the ship when it was damaged. "Pollard's behavior, after both the knockdown and the whale attack, indicates that the lacked the resolve to overrule his two younger and less experienced officers." Chapter 6, pg. 101. Phillbrick puts the point across that the captain was not very authoritative and sturdy with his decisions. In my opinion they should have set their dignity and eagerness aside and repaired the ship when it was damaged the first time from the storm. This could have ultimately increased the survivability of the ship and its members. "At twenty years of age, the Essex was reaching the point when many vessels began to exhibit serious structural deterioration." Chapter 1, pg. 19. Due to the critical condition the ship was already in, the ramming of the ship from the sperm whale was all it needed to put the ship at point of no repair. The crewmembers were forced to take what they can and load up three whaleboats.

But at 12 AM I, Reginald Lee, went to the seamen’s office to tell them water is rushing into the water compartments. I ran back to the deck and firemen ran out with kits, and people started freaking out, but the captain said we have 1 ½ hours until it sinks. But, lucky for me, I have a lifeboat assigned for me so I know I will make it out safe, but the rest of these people might be in trouble. Frederick Fleet and I stayed back at the watch tower, we talked about why the sailors have not done anything yet.

They could have steamed back to the iceberg rather than just stopping. That way they could ferry survivors to the berg as it was big enough to support many.

On April 14,1912 a great ship called the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. That night there were many warnings of icebergs from other ships. There seems to be a conflict on whether or not the warnings reached the bridge. We may never know the answer to this question. The greatest tragedy of all may be that there were not

On a much more jovial note, I found Jack and Rose’s dedication between one another very inspiring. Watching their selflessness throughout the film made me feel almost selfish, for I cannot see myself ever risking my life for another person. One specific scene which was the most profound in my eyes was when Rose got off of the lifeboat to be with Jack. She risked a chance of survival, which so few had the luxury of, to be with the one she loved. Aside from that scene, they are constantly there for each other and risking their own lives in support for the other.