Many people stayed on the ship because they thought the Titanic was not sinking and it was safer.
There should have been at least 20 lifeboats and the lifeboats the titanic released that night where not all the way full so a lot of people died more than necessary.
The lifeboats of Titanic were made of wood with metal oarlocks.
Titanic had standard lifeboats, she had collapsibles (Englehardts), and cutters.
There were 712 survivors of Titanic in the lifeboats.
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
No, Titanic had twenty lifeboats.
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There should have been at least 20 lifeboats and the lifeboats the titanic released that night where not all the way full so a lot of people died more than necessary.
The lifeboats of Titanic were made of wood with metal oarlocks.
Titanic had standard lifeboats, she had collapsibles (Englehardts), and cutters.
There were 712 survivors of Titanic in the lifeboats.
Titanic kept her lifeboats, appropriately enough, on her boat deck.
The crew was ordered to launch the lifeboats or to assist. Even Fourth-Officer Boxhall, who was calculating positions for the telegraphists, was directed to command a boat being lifted off.
No, there were only 20 lifeboats.
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
Titanic's lifeboats were stored on what was appropriately called "the boat deck".
A number of the crew were not adequately trained in evacuation procedures. They were worried that the lifeboats are not able to handle the weight of a full capacity of passengers.