It's been a few years since I really did a lot of research on the Titanic so I may have a few facts skewed, but here goes nothing.
It's been my understanding that the sinking of the Titanic, both the circumstances and the human cost, spurred a lot of reforms in Maritime Law that we take for granted today. Things like an international force to track and report on ice floes, the requirement that ships carry enough lifeboat capacity for all aboard, and the requirement that radio service be run 24 hours a day in case of emergencies. So, my question is, if Titanic arrives in New York as planned, how and when do these developments come about if at all?