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Titanic Disaster - 100 years today
ShootersHillGuru
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1,514 souls lost.
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Its a sobering thought and one that we should remember.....most of those lost, I understand, were in 3rd class and the crew, many of the 'richer' people escaped.......have times changed?0
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Actually the lad I work with (A Palace fan - but great fella) lost a great great great uncle. Was a storeman on board was to be last trip before retirement.0
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Were I come from Eva Hart was a survivor as a 7 year old girl. Wonder if her pub will be full in Chadwell Heath today?0
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Obviously a lot going on down here.
My wifes great uncle and uncle both died that day.
Going to the sea city exhibition in a couple of weeks. looking forward to it.0 -
Wasnt marconi on there the guy who invented radio?0
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We watched the film last night. It was strange to think that it was all going on exactly 100 years to the day. It's no wonder that the film was such a great success - I think I was more impressed with it than the previous two times I've watched it.0
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A tragic example of the hubris and arrogance of Man.
This ship is unsinkable no need for lifeboats for every passenger.
In 100 years listening to our supposed leaders and betters I fear we have learned nothing.
RIP innocent victims.0 -
In 100 years listening to our supposed leaders and betters I fear we have learned nothing.
This exactly Len.0 -
Obviously a lot going on down here.
A lot of the cabin crew were from Southampton, something like 500 people (that stat is from a news programme I saw mid-week so it's not precise).
My wifes great uncle and uncle both died that day.
Going to the sea city exhibition in a couple of weeks. looking forward to it.
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the 9/11 of its day0
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the 9/11 of its day
Do you really think that?0 -
Saw a programme recently about the band that played on whilst the ship was sinking. Their families received no compensation as they were not White Star employees and the people they did work for hadn't insured them. Some of them had not finished paying for their uniforms and after the disaster the families received invoices for the outstanding amounts.0
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the 9/11 of its day
And your evidence is?
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People coming on telly and radio this month going on about how they lost they're great, great, great Aunt, Uncle, 2nd cousin once removed etc has made this event some sort of competition. All a bit tasteless. A tragic event in history but that's what it is, history.0
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the 9/11 of its day
Do you really think that?
I didn't mean a terrorist attack, so get your backs down.the 9/11 of its day
And your evidence is?
i meant that both tragedies involved the shocking destruction of powerful symbols of mankind's technological achievement.
Showed powerful people that they were not invincible.
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I-Saw has a valid point. Here we are a century on and it remains a monument to mans arrogance which we still talk about. I doubt that in 100 years time the Concordia disaster will be a topic of conversation on this board. (I am confident that CL will still be in existence):-)
Rubbish film though. The Kenneth More one was better imo.0 -
Wasnt marconi on there the guy who invented radio?
no, but his radio was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi#Titanic worth a read!0 -
I work in the maritime sector and would like to make a few points.
Its is a tragic loss but what is as tragic is that hundreds of seafarers die every year and their deaths generally go unreported. Over 200 seafarers are today held captive in Somalia and very little is reported about them.
To blame human arrogance alone is harsh, as is blaming the number of lifeboats. It was standard practice at the time for there not to be enough for everyone. Among other factors where the weather that year which led to a massive breakup of ice in the area, problems with sister ship Olympic which meant she went back to the ship yard and delayed the launch of Titanic meaning she was sailing in autum not summer - to name a few.
One shocking thing to note though is that a number of the safety initatives which were advised following the disaster where never taken up, meaning that this could happen again today and the numbers onboard could lead to an even greater disaster.0 -
People coming on telly and radio this month going on about how they lost they're great, great, great Aunt, Uncle, 2nd cousin once removed etc has made this event some sort of competition. All a bit tasteless. A tragic event in history but that's what it is, history.
Exactly, now can this thread be sunk!0 -
Before it is, if you like spooky things cop a load of this.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futility,_or_the_Wreck_of_the_Titan0 -
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■First Class Passengers: 63% survived (200 out of 319 lived).
■Second Class Passengers: 43% survived (117 out of 269 lived).
■Third Class Passengers: 25% survived (172 out of 699 lived).
The rest were crew.
The BBC had a good breakdown a while back but I cannot find that.0
