11-25-2011, 06:33 AM
"Ismay believed the Titanic was "unsinkable" and persuaded the captain to keep sailing forward, rather than giving up and waiting for a rescue.
OMG, I didn't know that. "My grandfather described the decision to try and keep Titanic moving forward as criminal," Patten told The Guardian. "The nearest ship was four hours away. Had she remained at 'stop', it's probable that Titanic would have floated until help arrived."
OMG. unbelievable. first I think of the arrogance in that decision of thinking MY structure could never fail...but what if arrangance had nothing to do with it and the poor man really really believed that was true and was just trying to save lives. what a tragedy beyond belief. I never knew if they would have just sat there it was possible they could have been rescued. Holy Crap!
OMG, I didn't know that. "My grandfather described the decision to try and keep Titanic moving forward as criminal," Patten told The Guardian. "The nearest ship was four hours away. Had she remained at 'stop', it's probable that Titanic would have floated until help arrived."
OMG. unbelievable. first I think of the arrogance in that decision of thinking MY structure could never fail...but what if arrangance had nothing to do with it and the poor man really really believed that was true and was just trying to save lives. what a tragedy beyond belief. I never knew if they would have just sat there it was possible they could have been rescued. Holy Crap!
Spay and neuter your dogs and cats. Ban gas chambers in your local shelters. User made the call. User made a difference! 