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First Officer Murdoch made the executive decision to steer Titanic "hard to starboard" to try to port-round the iceberg. He also called "full astern" for the engines, but that did not help to slow the ship much if any - probably causing more harm than good in the ship trying to turn.
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Why didn't the captain of the Titanic take another route?
Even though the captain received iceberg warnings, they thought that they would see the iceberg in time to turn away. But because of the ship's massive size and speed, it would not turn away from the iceberg in time.
Why did the crew of the Titanic not see the iceberg?
They did see the iceberg; but they spotted it too late. They started to steer away, but the Titanic had a smaller rudder, and it did not have the benefit of help from the engines. The Titanic just couldn't turn away fast enough to avoid a collision.
Why did the Titanic sink and it was made not too?
The titanic was hit by an iceberg. The boat was so large that it didn't have enough time to turn around and avoid it. It was a flaw that the creaters overlooked and was not meant to happen.
Why could the Titanic not turn quickly enough?
Conspiracy theories aside, to the best of our knowledge the iceberg was not seen early enough to allow the crew to do so.
Why could the titanic not turn fast enough?
The Titanic was going at 21 knots at the time and it was extremely cold out, calm seas though. As it got closer to the iceberg they pulled it full reverse (23 Knots back, really it just made the Titanic go faster). After that it smashed into the iceberg and the boiler rooms flooded.How it could have been avoided:Titanic is warned by nearby ships like the CalifornianTitanic slows to half speedCaptain closes watertight doors when iceberg spottedCrew turns the ship directly into the icebergCarpathia is morsed for CQD and SOSLifeboats are launchedOR:The ship could have also made it's way out of it, half speed with 2 compartments flooded and limping it's way to New York.
Did the captain turn away from the titanic?
The captain was not on the bridge to turn Titanic away from the iceberg but First Officer Murdoch gave the order to so do.
Why didn't the captain of the Titanic take another route?
Even though the captain received iceberg warnings, they thought that they would see the iceberg in time to turn away. But because of the ship's massive size and speed, it would not turn away from the iceberg in time.
Why did the titanic not turn away from the ice berg?
According to the survivors that saw what happened the titanic tried to turn away but due to the illegal speed the captain had changed to they didn't see the iceberg in time to actually get far enough away from it if you watch the movie it will help you a lot more:)
Why did the titanic not turn quickly enough to avoid the titanic?
There wasn't much time to react once the iceberg had been spotted, and the ship's rudder was too small to effectively maneuver away.
Why did the crew of the Titanic not see the iceberg?
They did see the iceberg; but they spotted it too late. They started to steer away, but the Titanic had a smaller rudder, and it did not have the benefit of help from the engines. The Titanic just couldn't turn away fast enough to avoid a collision.
How did the iceberg hit titanic?
The chances of the way that Titanic hit the iceberg were a million-to-one. She sideswiped the berg in a way that the impact popped the rivets between the plates of the hull, allowing water to breach.
If the titanic kept going full speed and tried to turn what would have happened?
It would have missed the iceberg, entirerly.
Why did the people not turn away from the Titanic?
nope
How fast was the Titanic going when it hit the iceberg that sank it?
Only a glancing blow. Though the hull was thin enough that the ice pierced through. DONT LISTEN TO THIS ANSWER CUS MY GRANDAD WAS ON THE TITANIC. what happend was when the titanic bashed into the iceberg and the iceberg was strong anough to go though the boat so the other end on the iceberg was on the other side of the boat aswell
How did the Titanic turn into such a devastating even?
It all started when the catain didn't listen to his messenger....we're going to hit an iceberg"
How did the Titanic bang on the ice berg?
because the ship stopped and then started back up and tried to turn but she hit the iceberg
Why didn't Titanic turn away from the icebrg?
They tried to steer away, but there were a couple reasons why they still hit it. First was that the iceberg wasn't spotted very long in advance, and second is that the ship had a relatively small rudder, making large adjustments difficult.
