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the captin had warnings about iceburgs but he refused to liston and made the ship go fast so because the ship was going fast it couldent stop or turn away from the iceburg.

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Could the titanic of made it if it went straight trough the iceberg?

No. The iceberg was considerably larger and heavier than the Titanic- sort of a mountain of ice, mostly underwater. To attempt that would be like trying to fly an airplane through a concrete wall- a quick disaster.


What could have been reduced to spelt the end of titanic?

The sinking of the Titanic could have been avoided with a combination of factors such as slower speeds in icy waters, improved lookout measures, and the use of binoculars. Additionally, better communication and response to iceberg warnings might have allowed the ship to change course in time. Finally, if the ship had been equipped with more lifeboats, more passengers could have been saved during the disaster.


What is the collective noun for a skin of?

There is no collective noun for 'skin of'. There is an expression 'escaped by the skin of our teeth', which means narrowly avoided disaster.


How might the tragedy titanic have been avoided?

The sinking of Titanic was caused by an innumerable amount of factors, many of them unavoidable, but arguably, if any of them were different the tragedy could have been averted. The results of the actual collision, for example, were a million-to-one. A million-to-one.


What problems did the titanic have while being built?

There were no particular problems while building Titanic, only that the work had to be accelerated to meet the deadline (which had to be re-appointed after missing the first one). However it's worth noting that eight people died in the course of construction, six onsite and two offsite,

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Could the titanic of made it if it went straight trough the iceberg?

No. The iceberg was considerably larger and heavier than the Titanic- sort of a mountain of ice, mostly underwater. To attempt that would be like trying to fly an airplane through a concrete wall- a quick disaster.


What accident was narrowly avoided when the titanic left the harbor?

The suction of Titanic's great mass snapped the mooring line's of the 'New York' and pulled her towards the great ship.


What causes a hazard to become a disaster?

The reason a hazard becomes a disaster is because the hazard is ignored. Most disasters can be avoided if care is taken to correct minor situations.


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How could the Titanic have been avoided?

if the people in it would have taken precautions as precaution is always better than cure


What ship did the titanic nearly collide with?

It narrowly avoided colliding with a small steamer when it was pulling out of Southampton but foundered when it struck an iceberg


What could have been reduced to spelt the end of titanic?

The sinking of the Titanic could have been avoided with a combination of factors such as slower speeds in icy waters, improved lookout measures, and the use of binoculars. Additionally, better communication and response to iceberg warnings might have allowed the ship to change course in time. Finally, if the ship had been equipped with more lifeboats, more passengers could have been saved during the disaster.


What is the collective noun for a skin of?

There is no collective noun for 'skin of'. There is an expression 'escaped by the skin of our teeth', which means narrowly avoided disaster.


Could the Titanic have escaped its fate if it had collided with the iceberg head on?

It is believed that had the Titanic hit the iceberg head on that it would have avoided the sinking. There is also another theory that it would have made it if they had not reversed the engines which caused it to slow down and made the turn harder to make.