The Titanic's Best Lifeboat

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zeristor · 10h ago

An interesting podcast.

The mind set was that life boats were dangerous, only with the Titanic’s sinking did occur on a tranquil sea, otherwise many others would have died.

That and the California’s radio operator having just turned in for the night missing the distress call, which the ship could have transferred the passengers to.

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The Titanic's Best Lifeboat

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