Announcing the cause of the tragedy sinking the Titanic

Just a hundred years ago, during the voyage of the Atlantic in April 1912, the Titanic 'sinking ship ' went into maritime history because of the worst and most serious shipwreck accident. peacetime caused 1,514 deaths.

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For over a century, scientists have always believed that Titanic was sunk by crashing a giant iceberg while making a trip from Southampton (England) to New York (USA).

However, that is only one of 10 factors that contribute to this tragedy. And here are 9 remaining reasons:

1. Climate

Weather conditions in the North Atlantic are particularly favorable for the emergence of icebergs at the intersection of the Labrador and Gulf Stream currents, due to the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream, Dr. Richard Norris Scripps Institute of Oceanography (USA) said.'As a result, a large amount of ice (including small glaciers, icebergs, and sea ice) has gathered in the collision site.

2. Tidal waves cause the icebergs to travel south

Last month, astronomers at Texas State University in San Marcos discovered that the special link between the Sun, Moon and Earth caused unusually high tidal phenomena in January 1912. They speculated that the ice blocks formed before the ship crashed sunk into Labrador waters and when strong tides hit, large ice sheets would emerge a few months later, just as the Titanic passed by. .

3. The ship has gone too fast

Many experts believe that, in fact, the Titanic was running at full speed despite the arrival of the iceberg. And this is the biggest mistake in the life of Captain Edward J. Smith.

4. Iceberg warnings are ignored

Earlier, the Titanic received quite a bit of information about the appearance of glaciers in the North Atlantic region through the radio system, but the last and most important warning was unpopular. On behalf of the operator, Jack Phillips, moved to Smith. The information came from the Ameraka ship but Jack Phillips lowered the warning to 'non-emergency'.

5. Binoculars are locked

The fact that the binoculars used for remote observation were also considered to be one of the factors causing the sinking of the Titanic. David Blair was designated the second highest commanding officer on Titanic's Atlantic crossing to New York, but at the last moment, he was transferred to another ship but forgot to return the key to open. binoculars storage

Some historians argue that without this carelessness, the iceberg was seen earlier and the fate of more than 1,500 passengers would be different.

6. Turn the wrong direction

Why did the sailor sailor turn the Titanic to the side with the iceberg? That is the question Louise Patten (granddaughter of a fortunate survivor of the Titanic sinking disaster in 1912) posed after hearing the entire story told from her grandfather. When the iceberg was discovered, it was too frightening that the driver misunderstood the command and drove to the right instead of turning the train to the left of the ice to avoid collisions. And although people tried to change, they were all too late, Patten said.

She also speculated that if the owner of the Titanic did not deliberately force the captain to continue the train and stay there, the sea would not have been able to enter the hulls so quickly and at least it would not. sink until the rescue ship arrives.

7. Engine construction reduces the ship's mobility

Just before the collision, officer William McMaster Murdoch ordered an engine reversal to avoid the iceberg. But the middle presser can only stop spinning but cannot reverse. Furthermore, the middle presser is placed in front of the rudder, further reducing the steering wheel's rotational efficiency.

8. Iron rivets are too weak

2 metallurgists Tim Foecke and Jennifer Hooper McCarty turned their attention to the materials used in the construction of the Titanic at Belfast shipyard and found that the rivets attached to the Titanic's hull were incomplete. , making them brittle and brittle when a collision occurs, causing the ship to sink faster.

9. The number of lifeboats is too small

Perhaps the most responsible cause of this tragedy is the absence of enough lifeboats for more than 2,200 Titanic passengers and crew members. The total number of boats on board can only accommodate about 1,200 people. However, part of the law at the time only required a minimum of 16 lifeboats for about 1,060 people for ships of over 10,000 tons.

Another reason for the increase in the number of people killed is the reluctance of passengers. And so, some lifeboats were lowered with very few people.