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Equipped with only 20 lifeboats, the Titanic went down with the loss of 1,523 passengers and crew. This incredible disaster led to a number of investigations in Great Britain and the United States that resulted in sweeping changes in maritime safety law and ship construction.
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Two government investigations conducted immediately after the disaster agreed it was the iceberg, not any weakness in the ship itself, that caused the Titanic to sink. Both inquiries concluded the vessel ... But lingering questions about what might have sunk the seemingly indestructible ship never completely disappeared.
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The industry has built in many ways to avoid problems but the fact is you have one person excited to go home and another just starting a long hitch and sometimes “things” are missed. ... In other words the titanic sunk, not due to one large error but a combination of small errors that linked together caused the...
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If the Titanic sunk today... Ramblings of the Wise. ... Though I imagine in this day and age, there are certain ways of evacuating a sinking vessel that ... Blog Entries: 20. Rep Power: 27. The Dog has only the most glorious reputation ...
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When Titanic's wreck was first discovered in 1985, scientists reported the hull remained missing. According to Roger Long, a naval architect who studied the recent discovery, the vessel hit the iceberg and the hull broke loose before the stern split.
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Let me throw a ship out for you (like God did with this one): the Titanic. ... 20) Thinking about trying to prevent Global Warming; 21) Thinking; 22) An alarming increase in the release of post-modern Oxymorons from university landfills. This has been monitored by the LandShatSat ... Proposed ways to combat global warming:
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Titanic--The Exhibition is being evicted from its current location and the owner is furious, WESH 2 News reported. ... POSTED: 5:30 pm EDT August 20, 2007; UPDATED: 7:09 pm EDT August 20, 2007...
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Titanic Historical Society, Inc. Online. ... In early 1914, Harland & Wolff had no official comment on rumors that a 60,000-ton ship to replace the Titanic to be built for White Star after Britannic was sunk in 1916, it was evident that the need for another Olympic-class liner would have been vital and necessary for White...
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For example, in a 1999 follow-up study, 4,551 MEP clients reported increased revenues of $294 million, $29 million in labor and materials savings, and $20 million in inventory reductions, while also investing $291 million in modernization. ... 1998; Flawed Rivets May Have Sunk Titanic...
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