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Who left the binoculars in Southampton when the titanic sank?

There was no actual answer for this question but it seem the crew forgot to bring the binoculars aboard with them. any more question about Titanic please E-mail me: iamevanwang@gmail.com thank you!


Why did'nt the crows nest on the titanic have binoculars?

There was a last minute change in the officers who were charge of the Titanic when it sailed from England to the USA, and the officer who was in charge of the equipment, (absentmindedly) took the key to the storage locker with him when he left the ship in England. They couldn't find a replacement key and the lookouts were not issued any binoculars, even though White Star Lines official policy was that binoculars were supposed to given to lookouts. They only had a few binoculars, and these were given to the high ranking officers, not the lookouts.


Where there any lost keys for binoulars on the titanic?

Is it a stroke of bad luck that sank the Titanic?David Blair was a sailor who forgot to leave a key on board the ship.Without it, his shipmates could not open a locker in the crow's nest containing a pair of binoculars. The binoculars were to be used to look out for bad weather and obstructions-such as icebergs. Lookout Fred Fleet who survived the disaster that claimed 1,517 lives, said that if they had the binoculars they would have seen the iceberg and have enough time to get out of its way.-Berrynic3


Why did the crew or look-outs not have binoculars on the titanic?

I never knew this before, but the binoculars were actually on the Titanic, but locked up inside a locker that no one bothered to look into. Before second officer Henry Wilde was given the job, the position belonged to David Blair. Blair had kept the binoculars inside a locker in his original cabin aboard the Titanic, but after he was moved, the room wasn't occupied. Therefore, no one knew the binoculars were on board.


WHY DID the titanic crash into a iceberg?

the titanic crashed because the person on look out forgot his binoculars, by the time they could see it, it was to late. this is just one theory, but there are many others


Who was the look-out on the Titanic?

Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee were the lookouts on the RMS Titanic when the ship struck the iceberg. There were others, whose names I do not know. The lookouts were not given any binoculars, (because the ships officers did not have any binoculars to give to the lookouts), so the lookouts had to rely on their eyesight alone to spot icebergs. The ship hit the berg at night and should have had a searchlight to help them see into the darkness. The lookouts did their best, but, without binoculars, no moon, no searchlight, a calm sea and no waves hitting the iceberg to make it easier to see, they were unable to see the iceberg in time to avoid a collision.


Why people didn't see the iceberg in titanic?

They did not have binoculars. (reported later as lost, missing,or left behind in the UK)


Who do people think sunk the Titanic?

No person sank the titanic, unless you attribute the sinking to the Captain's recklessness in steaming at full speed at night in potentially ice infested waters when his lookouts had no binoculars.


Where the sinking of the Titanic happen?

halfway through the journey of the titanic in the middle of the Atlantic ocean the metal of the titanic was at its most brittle and was easy to tear so the iceberg had no problem to rip the metal it was mostly the weathers fault it was a calm moonles night and the watchmen had no binoculars if they had seen it sooner the titanic would not have sunk


What did the job of a 'look out' on the Titanic involve?

The lookout crew manned the crow's nest up high on the ship's forward mast. Their job was to look for any obstacles the ship might run into. Unfortunately, the night the Titanic went down, it was dark and the lookouts did not have binoculars. The firstlook out to spot the iceberg was Frederick Fleet. You can find out more about the perilous night by Googling "job of a look out on the titanic".


What ship's lookout was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912?

Fredrick Fleet, the lookout on the Titanic, was miffed when his request for binoculars was denied in 1912. This incident is believed to have played a role in the ship's failure to spot an iceberg in time, contributing to the tragedy.


How many binoculars were there on Titanic?

It is debatable whether or not the disaster would have been prevented with binoculars. The surviving lookout claimed during the investigation that they would have seen the iceberg in time to avoid it. However, this is nothing more than the claims of a crew member who was under investigation and afraid of prosecution. Many experts suggest that binoculars would not have helped as it was a moonless night. In such darkness, icebergs can only be seen by the water breaking over them. But on this night the sea was extremely calm. So while they MAY have seen it sooner, they may not have. In fact, they may have seen it later since binoculars limit your field of vision. Of course, had they seen it a few seconds later, Titanic likely wouldn't have sank either. Because rather than hitting the iceberg broadside and popping rivets along the side, it would have been a more head on collision, which would have caused many more injuries, maybe even some deaths, on impact, but would not have flooded enough compartments to sink the ship. There has been at least one case of a ship intentionally steering into an iceberg and slowly limping into its intended port, badly damaged but with all passengers safe.