One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

On May 31, 2:29*am, harry wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

THAT IS SO SAD HAIRRY...ALL THOSE SOULS ;-(
CAN'T YOU POST SOMETHING HAPPY FOR A CHANGE?
YOU SNOOTY, COOTY, ENGRISH BOOTY.
BOOWAAAAAAHAHAHAHA....STILL SAD.
PATECUM
TGITM

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.



I've always wondered,

after the collision, if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark

On May 31, 8:48*am, Mark wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

I've always wondered,

after the collision, *if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark

Thats a question I have never heard asked. Excellent!

bob haller wrote in news:136ecb50-a6cf-48a4-9233-
:

On May 31, 8:48*am, Mark wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

I've always wondered,

after the collision, *if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark

Thats a question I have never heard asked. Excellent!

And what will a bobbing boat do when scraping against a very solid iceberg?
Presuming there is a way to tie up the ship. Just using the engine to push
the ship against the iceberg is something I wouldn't want to see (or hear).

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On 5/31/11 9:33 AM, bob haller wrote:
On May 31, 8:48 am, wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

I've always wondered,

after the collision, if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark

Thats a question I have never heard asked. Excellent!

It would have taken miles to back down. Then I doubt he could have
steered in reverse. It's dangerous to park near an iceberg because they
turn over without warning.

Icebergs are difficult to walk on. Once when we were drifting, an
iceberg came up and bumped into us. None of the deck hands was stupid
enough to try to walk on it, so they sent for me and I went over the
side on a rope. It was great fun because the ice was polished, rounded,
wet, and sloping toward the frigid water. While I was trying to learn
to walk on it, the berg drifted away from the ship.

If you want to hit icebergs, put somebody who doesn't know how to drive
in charge. Our captain loved to do that. He had a great sense of
humor. Then give him radar. Ice doesn't reflect radar, so when he
finds himself among icebergs, the biggest one will look on radar like an
opening. He'll order full speed ahead, straight for the berg. The crew
may keep warning him not to do it, but he'll know he's right because he
sees the opening on radar.

The first time it happened, I was below and the collision knocked me out
of my chair. As long as your ship is a lot smaller than the Titanic and
the hull is 4" thick, it probably won't be torn open.

Mark wrote:

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.



I've always wondered,

after the collision, if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark
Hi,
His only concern was keeping the schedule arriving on time at NYC.
If he slowed down or altered the course to avoid the iceberg disaster
could be averted. Sad history. Mother nature is merciless.

"Tony Hwang" wrote in message
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Mark wrote:

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.



I've always wondered,

after the collision, if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark
Hi,
His only concern was keeping the schedule arriving on time at NYC.
If he slowed down or altered the course to avoid the iceberg disaster
could be averted. Sad history. Mother nature is merciless.

IIRC, the course took it into an "iceberg field", or an area where multiple
icebergs had been reported. As you say, a small alteration in course would
have taken it south of the "field", and things may have turned out
different.

Of course, corporate would not have been pleased, and I'm sure the captain
would not have made the return voyage.

It was one of the most avoidable accidents in history.

Steve

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Mark wrote:

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.



I've always wondered,

after the collision, if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark
Hi,
His only concern was keeping the schedule arriving on time at NYC.
If he slowed down or altered the course to avoid the iceberg disaster
could be averted. Sad history. Mother nature is merciless.

IIRC, the course took it into an "iceberg field", or an area where multiple
icebergs had been reported. As you say, a small alteration in course would
have taken it south of the "field", and things may have turned out
different.

Of course, corporate would not have been pleased, and I'm sure the captain
would not have made the return voyage.

It was one of the most avoidable accidents in history.

Steve

Wikipedia says Titanic's radio operators rec'd iceberg reports from
other ships, but were too busy handling passenger "correspondence" to
bother relaying those warnings to the bridge. Here are a couple of
quotes from wikipedia:

"Sunday at 1:45 pm,[note 2] a message from the steamer Amerika warned
that large icebergs lay in Titanic's path, but because wireless radio
operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride were employed by Marconi,[48]
and paid primarily to relay messages to and from the passengers,[49]
they were not focused on relaying "non-essential" ice messages to the
bridge.[50] Later that evening, another report of numerous large
icebergs, this time from Mesaba, also failed to reach the bridge."

and

"Just before the Californian's wireless operator had gone off-duty at
around 23:00, he attempted to warn Titanic that there was ice ahead, but
he was cut off by an annoyed Jack Phillips. Occupied with sending
backlogged passenger messages, Phillips fired back an angry response,
"Shut up, shut up, I am busy ..."

On May 31, 8:28*am, "Steve B" wrote:
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Mark wrote:

One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

I've always wondered,

after the collision, *if the captian had elected to keep the ship
alongside the iceberg, if the passangers could have climbed onto the
iceberg and used it as a life boat.

Mark
Hi,
His only concern was keeping the schedule arriving on time at NYC.
If he slowed down or altered the course to avoid the iceberg disaster
could be averted. Sad history. Mother nature is merciless.

IIRC, the course took it into an "iceberg field", or an area where multiple
icebergs had been reported. *As you say, a small alteration in course would
have taken it south of the "field", and things may have

MIGHT HAVE

turned out
different.

Of course, corporate would not have been pleased, and I'm sure the captain
would not have made the return voyage.

It was one of the most avoidable accidents in history.

Steve

Steve B wrote:

It was one of the most avoidable accidents in history.


Remember, the Titanic was built by professionals.

The Ark was built by amateurs.

On 5/31/2011 2:29 AM, harry wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

Reminds me of an largely unknown Titanic fact:

Many stories have come to us from the tragic sinking of the great
ship The Titanic...some are not as well known as others.
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellman's mayonnaise was
manufactured in England. In fact, the "Titanic" was carrying 12,000
jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico which
was to be the next port of call for the great ship after New York. To
date the largest shipment ever exported to Mexico.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about the stuff, were eagerly
awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So much so that
they declared a National Day of mourning which they still observe today.
It is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

On 5/31/2011 11:12 AM, Frank wrote:
On 5/31/2011 2:29 AM, harry wrote:
One hundred years ago today, the Titanic was launched in Belfast at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

Reminds me of an largely unknown Titanic fact:

Many stories have come to us from the tragic sinking of the great
ship The Titanic...some are not as well known as others.
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellman's mayonnaise was
manufactured in England. In fact, the "Titanic" was carrying 12,000
jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico which
was to be the next port of call for the great ship after New York. To
date the largest shipment ever exported to Mexico.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about the stuff, were eagerly
awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So much so that
they declared a National Day of mourning which they still observe today.
It is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.


I'm glad it wasn't Miracle Whip! ^_^

TDD

Then, we'd have to whip each other once a year?

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Many stories have come to us from the tragic sinking of
the great
ship The Titanic...some are not as well known as others.
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellman's
mayonnaise was
manufactured in England. In fact, the "Titanic" was
carrying 12,000
jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz,
Mexico which
was to be the next port of call for the great ship after
New York. To
date the largest shipment ever exported to Mexico.
The people of Mexico, who were crazy about the stuff, were
eagerly
awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So
much so that
they declared a National Day of mourning which they still
observe today.
It is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.


I'm glad it wasn't Miracle Whip! ^_^

TDD