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Why did the captain let lifeboats go out not completely full on the titanic?
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∙ 14y ago
The Captain didn't make that decision. The decisions regarding filling the lifeboats were taken by First Officer Murdoch and Second Officer Liteholler.
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How many lifeboats where on the titanic and how many should there have been?
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.
Did they launch lifeboats not full on the Titanic?
Many people stayed on the ship because they thought the Titanic was not sinking and it was safer.
What was the capacity of the life boats on the titanic?
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
When the Titanic sunk why did they send out the lifeboats half way full?
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.
How full were the lifeboats on the Titanic?
The lifeboats varied but there was a direct correlation between time and utilization - in other words, the first ones went out with many unused seats and the last ones were overflowing.
Why do you think the first few lifeboats that left Titanic were not full?
panic
How many lifeboats where on the titanic and how many should there have been?
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.
Did they launch lifeboats not full on the Titanic?
Many people stayed on the ship because they thought the Titanic was not sinking and it was safer.
What was the capacity of the life boats on the titanic?
The full sized lifeboats could hold 65 people and the collapsible lifeboats could hold 40 people.
When the Titanic sunk why did they send out the lifeboats half way full?
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.
How full were the lifeboats on the Titanic?
The lifeboats varied but there was a direct correlation between time and utilization - in other words, the first ones went out with many unused seats and the last ones were overflowing.
Why weren't the titanic's lifeboats full?
Because most of the crew members were worried that too much weight would cause the lifeboats to buckle (start going under the water)
How many life boats on the Titanic hold?
14 full size, 4 collapsible and 2 smaller lifeboats.
Was the Titanic bad?
The Titanic was a tragedy in that there were twenty lifeboats that went down only half full of passengers. Those twenty lifeboats were only enough to hold half again of the total occupation of the entire ship. Today's ships must have enough lifeboats to carry each and every person riding the ship.
Why weren't the life boats full after the titanic sunk?
Even though the lifeboats could fit up to 20 people, they weren't sure of how much weight the lifeboats could handle.
How many punctures did the iceburg make in the Titanic?
The titanic made one big puncture, then the ship sank under the water. The titanic had twenty lifeboats, and if all of them were full half of the people on the titanic could have been rescued.;)
Why were'nt all the lifeboats full when the titanic sank?
because they tiped up but they got on the other side and rowed away
