I saw the same program and asked the same question! Unfortunately, the thread didnt get many comments but one thing I think they said was that boats would continue getting biggger and a massive (a more massive) disaster would happen later on until someone decided that lifeboats were important.I was watching a documentery on the history channel about the Titanic. And I got to thinking, what if The Unsinkable Ship, hadn't really sunk. How would technology be different today?
The biggest impact would stem from the people. You lost 1500+ people, many of whom were well off and influential. Their wealth and power was abruptly passed to heirs. Given the events of the upcoming three years, you could substantially change twentieth century history.
No it would not have. The Empress of Ireland had more then enogth lifeboats for everyone on board and yet more passingers died on her then on the Titanic. The truoble was that the Empress sank in just 14 minuets.Funny thing is the Titanic had more boats and rafts then the law required, as mentioned the same type of tragedy would of occurred later with possibly even bigger loss of life. I dont remember off hand but I think the Empress of Ireland sank in the St.Lawrence seaway. That could of caused the same changing of the laws that the Titanic did.
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