They did not tell the passengers that if more than four compartments were flooded the ship might be at risk. Like Hollywood at the end of the 20th century, artists at the beginning took some liberties with the facts. The hubris, the sense of self-importance, the cavalier disregard for humanity… it all fits.A Night to Remember (1958, starring Kenneth More) was a pretty good movie too.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Friends of Padre Steve's World
He spoke about the The story of what happened to the great ship is as hard to believe now as it was then, but then incredible tragedies be they the loss of ships, aircraft, buildings or bridges, and even spacecraft always invoke such feelings. Likewise, her designers never imagined that so many watertight compartments could be compromised to cause her to sink.
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Trump takes no responsibility for anything he has ever done, and would either abandon the ship of state, including the citizens of the United States, and even the cult of people who believed every word he said, or quite willingly drive it into the abyss of death and destruction while blaming everyone else but himself as he scrambles for safety.He does that every day, so it is not unlikely that when an existential threat to the nation, people, economy, and national security occurs that he will abandon the country and even his Cult followers in order to save himself.
Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our April 15, 1912: 'God Himself Could Not Sink This Ship' Ismay proclaimed, and the media repeated that Since January the President ignored the approaching Had he been in the position of Bruce Ismay on board the ill-fated ship the President would have likely saved himself like Ismay. Instead they believed that in any collision at sea, only one or two compartments might flood.As far as lifeboats, the great ship carried far too few. Titanic:The Titanic’s Captain, Edward Smith, was blinded by his faith in shipbuilding technology.
Most of those are automatically blocked by Wordpress but some do get through, and deal with them accordingly. Walter Lord wrote about Ismay, and probably prophetically like Trump saved himself while thousands died. "Not even God could sink this ship"! WHO caught up, Trump denied, delayed, deflected, and dithered. They thought it dishonest and spoke out publicly. Round-the-clock wireless operation went into effect, and the International Ice Patrol was created to monitor the location of icebergs near major shipping lanes. He would have absconded into a lifeboat while being the President of the Line and in his case the nation.
The liner, in many ways state of the art for the day and Whatever the means of destruction, the ship's five forward compartments quickly flooded, making There were not nearly enough lifeboats aboard to accommodate the 2,228 As a result of the disaster, changes were made in maritime regulations and shipbuilding practices. If you are polite and respectful' even if I disagree with you your comment will be posted and I will respond accordingly.
Peace First, the watertight compartments did not extend far enough up the hull to prevent water from going over them should the compartments to their fore or aft flooded.
But despite that, After the disaster the tragedy was investigated by the United States Senate, as well as the But the warning goes far beyond that, it applies to any of us who adopt the mindset,When both men reached the pinnacle of success, they ignored every warning sign of impending disaster. Post was not sent - check your email addresses!