Titanic History

Few Ships Ever Sailed with
Enough Lifeboats at that Time...

• The Nation, 1912 •


Two years prior to the sinking of Titanic the president of the International Seaman’s Union of America presented a petition before the U.S. Congress declaring that the issue of safety at sea is widely ignored on all levels. In his address he remarked:

“There is not sailing today on any ocean any passenger vessel carrying the number of boats needed to take care of the passengers and crew…”


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Few Ships Ever Sailed with Enough Lifeboats at that Time...

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