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They sent up flares because the people on Titanic could see another ship close by (the California) but she did not respond to Titanic's CQD messages. (California's wireless operator was in bed because he had been on non-stop since 6am) and the other ship did not respond to Morse lamp (it was too far away. The only other way Titanic could get the other ships attention was to send up flares.
What else can I help you with?
What was fired into the sky when the titanic was sinking?
During the actual disaser, there were no emergency flares (as claimed by the Titanic film), so instead the celebration fireworks were used. A ship did happen to see the flares but sadly thought nothing more of them than being used for a party on the ship.
What code did the titanic send to get help?
sos
What were the lifeboats like on the titanic?
Titanic's wooden lifeboats had seats enough for about sixty people. They were stocked with water, crackers, flares, and sails (altho only one officer used the sails, Fifth Officer Lowe).
Did the titanic have any cellphones on borad?
No. The closest thing to a telephone was the Marconi wireless set. There was one on the Titanic and people could pay to send messages to people they knew. It was very expensive for a passenger to send messages so they were usually very short.
How did pride and overconfidence contribute to the titanic sinking?
"pride and overconfidence" may be semantics regarding the mindset of 1912 seamen but altho there was a sense of security on Titanic, she was still equipped with lookouts, a wireless telegraph, a morse lamp, flares, and lifeboats.
How many rocket flares did the Titanic send out?
Sorry,don't know.
Who sent the flares on the titanic?
Michael Alan Riley :)
What was fired into the sky when the titanic was sinking?
During the actual disaser, there were no emergency flares (as claimed by the Titanic film), so instead the celebration fireworks were used. A ship did happen to see the flares but sadly thought nothing more of them than being used for a party on the ship.
What code did the titanic send to get help?
sos
What were the lifeboats like on the titanic?
Titanic's wooden lifeboats had seats enough for about sixty people. They were stocked with water, crackers, flares, and sails (altho only one officer used the sails, Fifth Officer Lowe).
What ship did the Navy send to pick up survivors from Titanic?
The US Navy did not send any ships to rescue survivors. All survivors of the Titanic were recsued by the Carpathia, a passenger/cargo ship.
Did the titanic have any cellphones on borad?
No. The closest thing to a telephone was the Marconi wireless set. There was one on the Titanic and people could pay to send messages to people they knew. It was very expensive for a passenger to send messages so they were usually very short.
How did pride and overconfidence contribute to the titanic sinking?
"pride and overconfidence" may be semantics regarding the mindset of 1912 seamen but altho there was a sense of security on Titanic, she was still equipped with lookouts, a wireless telegraph, a morse lamp, flares, and lifeboats.
When did they discover that the Titanic sank or is sincking?
In April 1912, as it was happening (the Titanic crew were able to send out an SOS, which was received by nearby ships).
How did they dispose of garbage aboard titanic?
They give it to another ship to send it to the land.
Why the sun send out solar flares?
sun releases solar flare, because many hydrogen collides on each other.
What information did the Titan Probe send back to earth?
because the poeple wanted to know why the titanic boat send information back to earth
