because he was cocky and he didn't take the warnings, but someone looking for the white star was trying to get to New York in 6 days. he told him to not stop. so he kept going. then captain lord didn't warn them, he saw the ice berg near the ship but since they were having a party he didn't want to bother them. he could of got everyone off of the ship in time but he didn't. and the builder of the ship didn't put wood rivets, they werent Strong enough rivets. if he put metal rivets it would of been fine. Some people say he was drunk.
The Mesaba sent this message through.
To Titanic
Ice report in lat 42.n to 41.25n Long 49w to long 50.30w saw much heavy pack ice and great number large icebergs also field ice. Weather good clear
If it had been sent through as a Master's Service Gram it would have been required to be sighted and signed off on by Captain Smith but it was not. This means that Captain Smith may never have sighted or heard about this message.
The Californian which was very near to the Titanic on that night (and which was stopped in the middle of an ice field) was attempting to send messages however the wireless operator on the Titanic became annoyed at the being interrupted (he wasn't attempting to send messages himself to Cape Race) and sent this message to California.
Shut up. Shut up. I am busy. I am working Cape Race.
The operator on the SS California was frustrated so turned off his wireless and went to bed. If they had heard the SOS message transmitted later by Titanic there would have been a good chance of them reaching the ship in time as it was said that Titanic survivors could see the California on the horizon it was that close. It is predicted they were less than an hour from Titanic and it took 2hours and 40 minutes from hitting the iceberg to the final plunge.
Other warnings may have been sent (or tried to be sent) but these are the only ones I know of.
none. only 3 were important as they would not be in areas of the others. he never received 2 of them and he changed direction on the other. a 4th which was a warning of the iceberg they hit was ignored by the wireless operator.
There were about 20 warnings in total that day, before the initial collision.
there is no way to know as all the crew involved passed away. We can only speculate what the captain ignored.
he thought the titanic was unsinkable
they ignored 7 warnings
seven.
because he did
Captain Smith of Titanic DID listen to iceberg warning and ordered a more southerly route to avoid the reported icefields.
Captain Edward John Smith did not ignore ice warnings sent to Titanic. He did not get them all but he did respond to those that were delivered to him and set Titanic on a more southerly route.
Captain Smith did not see the iceberg on Titanic, he was in his quarters. He merged fully dressed so he had been resting, but not retired.
Some think the Titanic may have received as many as 7 warnings on the day of the collision. According to history, it received 3 warnings, but 1 warning was not given to Captain Smith. Between 7 and 10.
Captain Smith ignored the iceburg warnings.
Captain Smith of Titanic DID listen to iceberg warning and ordered a more southerly route to avoid the reported icefields.
To be honest, no one knows the exact amount of iceberg warnings Captain J. Smith received from other ships. But the estimation is; way too many. Captain John Smith received dozens and dozens of warning from other ships in the area, such as, "We have stopped, and are surrounded by ice." Even so, Captain Smith ignored all of these warnings.
Captain Edward John Smith did not ignore ice warnings sent to Titanic. He did not get them all but he did respond to those that were delivered to him and set Titanic on a more southerly route.
Captain Smith did not see the iceberg on Titanic, he was in his quarters. He merged fully dressed so he had been resting, but not retired.
Some think the Titanic may have received as many as 7 warnings on the day of the collision. According to history, it received 3 warnings, but 1 warning was not given to Captain Smith. Between 7 and 10.
Captain Smith ignored the iceburg warnings.
When Captain Smith received the first iceberg warning, he calmly tacked it onto a bulletin board for the other crew workers to see. When the actual iceberg came directly in front of the ship, they tried to turn the ship and they almost missed it but the iceberg hit the ship from underwater.
The name of the Captain was Captain Smith. On that night, he got many warnings about the ice locations and how to avoid them. He ignored them all, and told the last ship that sent an ice message to shut up. If he listened to all these ships, there was a very high possibility that he wouldn't of hit the iceberg. Hope this answers your question!
Edward Jon Smith, the captain of the ill-fated Titanic, went down with his ship after it hit a submerged iceberg on April 15, 1912
Captain Smith definitely took precautions while on Titanic. After receiving numerous ice warnings, Captain Smith ordered Titanic to a more southerly course to avoid the reported icefields.
1. He is to blame because he ignored 7 iceberg warnings. 2. He is to blame because he did not fill all of the life boats. 3. He is to blame because he sped up the ship when it was misty.
Before she hit the iceberg? Well, Captain Smith could have, but he retired to his cabin