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More than 1,500 lives were lost -- but some argue that could have been avoided. According to a recent post on Reddit , another ship was close by and could have saved the doomed passengers.
The United States Senate inquiry and British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking both concluded that many or all of the lives lost could have been saved, had Californian responded promptly to the Titanic 's distress rockets. [4]
Intertitle: [ Some of the heroes of the Titanic's crew picked up at sea. ] Various shots of some of the crew wearing lifejackets while being interviewed by a reporter. Two of the crew act out how one saved the other from drowning. Intertitle: [ Reporters interviewing survivors. ] Mid-shot of a group of journalists.
Saved from the Titanic was a 1912 American silent short film starring Dorothy Gibson, an American film actress who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. Premiering in the United States just 31 days after the event, it was the earliest dramatization of the tragedy.
The last messages sent by the Titan submersible before it imploded last year during a doomed voyage to the wreck of the Titanic have now been revealed, showing how the five passengers experienced ...
It was the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son said. Watch given to captain who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56 million Skip to main ...
The Attorney General, Sir Rufus Isaacs, presented the inquiry with a list of 26 key questions to be answered. When news of the disaster reached the UK government the responsibility for initiating an inquiry lay with the Board of Trade, the organisation responsible for British maritime regulations and whose inspectors had certified Titanic as seaworthy before her maiden voyage.
It could have been corrosion, it could have been a fire. Any leakage of water coming through to the electrics could lead to failure as well,” he told the paper. He added: “Some of the pipes ...