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The report was strongly critical of established seafaring practices and the roles that Titanic ' s builders, owners, officers and crew had played in contributing to the disaster. It highlighted the arrogance and complacency that had been prevalent aboard the ship and more generally in the shipping industry and the British Board of Trade. [ 26 ]
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.
Titan sub victims spent last moments listening to music and watching sea creatures. Monday 3 July 2023 23:30, Andrea Blanco. Passengers on board the sunk Titan submersible likely spent their final ...
Titanic sub update: ‘Human remains’ found as first photos show mangled Titan wreckage recovered from sea floor Andrea Blanco,Andy Gregory,Ariana Baio and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar June 29, 2023 at ...
The first report came on 12 April at 17:46 from the French ship La Touraine, stating that it had sighted thick field ice itself, and that there were ice warnings from the Paris as well, which had seen field ice and two icebergs. On 13 April, Titanic encountered the Furness-Withy steamer Rappahannock, which was heading east.
OceanGate, company behind Titanic tourist sub, got $450,000 in Covid pandemic aid, report says 04:05 , Graeme Massie CEO and founder Stockton Rush presumed dead along with four others who paid ...
Then the Titanic ' s Number 1 (forward) funnel broke free and hit the water, washing the collapsible further away from the sinking ship; it killed several people and closely missed Lightoller. [ 43 ] Lightoller climbed onto the boat and took charge, calming and organising the survivors (numbering around 30) on the overturned lifeboat. [ 44 ]
The wife of missing OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush is descended from a pair of Titanic victims, says a report.. Wendy Rush, the OceanGate communications director, is the great-great-grandchild of ...