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Why did the crew or look-outs not have binoculars on the titanic?
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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.
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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.
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!
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.
What is the difference between binoculars and celestron binoculars?
The difference between binoculars and celestron binoculars is that celestron binoculars can see farther and closer. But of course they do cost a lot more.
What is the opposite of binoculars?
There is not an antonym for binoculars.
Why did the titanic crew or lookouts not have burnokulars?
a crew member david blair was in charge of the key to the box the binoculars were in and he for some reason was not on the ship i think it was because he was ill .
What class where the lookouts in at 1140 on April 14?
The lookouts were the crew. There were no class distinctions for the crew of Titanic.
Did the lookouts who spotted the iceberg on the titanic survive?
No. Most of the crew died in the accident.
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.
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.
Is there a fault of engineer behind the sunk of titanic?
Titanic's sinking was not the fault of the engineers. It was not the fault of the Captain, nor the lookouts nor the crew.
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.
When did the crew notice the iceberg on the titanic?
The lookouts only spotted the berg with less than forty seconds till impact.
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 was Blair kicked off the Titanic?
David Blair was reassigned when the RMS Olympic's Chief Officer, Henry Wilde was assigned over to the Titanic. Chief Officer William Murdoch and First Officer Charles Lightoller were both demoted to accomodate Wilde, which then took Blair out of the crew. When he left the Titanic, he supposedly took the key to the Crow's nest locker (by accident), which contained the binoculars. So, the lookouts had no binoculars to use during the journey, especially on that fateful night of the sinking.
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 did the crew or look outs not have binoculars on the titanic?
well apparently there was one member of the crew who was ill and got off at the last port they had stopped to before it sank. he had put the binoculars in a box and he still had the key. so the crew couldn't get in to the box unless they had the key.
