SweetSue92
Diamond Member
I watched a great documentary on the Titanic disaster the other night. SO many things went wrong on that ship; it truly was a "comedy" (not really) of errors.
But I'm surprised when people cast aspersions because the lifeboats didn't go back to save people from the water. This is even mentioned in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic" (which I know is not historically pure, but reached a lot of eyeballs).
My thinking is:
1. Many of the lifeboats were a lot further away than people know, up to a mile away from the ship
2. By the time lifeboats arrived where people were, many were sadly gone. Most people died within 30 minutes in the 28 degree water; many within 15 minutes.
But most importantly:
3. Soon after people hit the water, and were still able to swim, any lifeboat that went back to save others would have been in danger of being swamped with swimmers, capsizing the boat and therefore drowning MORE people, and saving no one. Yes, you had a chance of pulling one or two survivors from the water. You also had a chance of killing MORE people.
What are your thoughts?
But I'm surprised when people cast aspersions because the lifeboats didn't go back to save people from the water. This is even mentioned in James Cameron's blockbuster "Titanic" (which I know is not historically pure, but reached a lot of eyeballs).
My thinking is:
1. Many of the lifeboats were a lot further away than people know, up to a mile away from the ship
2. By the time lifeboats arrived where people were, many were sadly gone. Most people died within 30 minutes in the 28 degree water; many within 15 minutes.
But most importantly:
3. Soon after people hit the water, and were still able to swim, any lifeboat that went back to save others would have been in danger of being swamped with swimmers, capsizing the boat and therefore drowning MORE people, and saving no one. Yes, you had a chance of pulling one or two survivors from the water. You also had a chance of killing MORE people.
What are your thoughts?