Today is the 94th anniversary of the most famous maritime tragedy of the 20th century. I watched the film Titanic to commemorate the anniversary. In your opinion, do you think that it was a tragic incident or do you think that it was avoidable to the extent that if the disaster happened today, the White Star Line would have been indicted for corporate manslaughter. It is clear, in my opinion that a lot of the deaths were unneccessary due to the number of lifeboats on board which were not enough for the the numbers that embarked on the ship, arrogance from the company and crew in thundering through the North Atlantic, despite the iceberg warnings, the non-response from the Californian when the Titanic rendered assistance and the class system that was in place in 1912. Who would today request women and children first in an emergency situation? It was a case of British pride over health, safety and the welfare of all on board at the time.
