Posted by E.J. on March 29, 1999 at 16:28:46 in 206.100.37.131 :
In Reply to: Re: titanic safety posted by Bryan Kilbury on March 28, 1999 at 20:19:06:
If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts we'd all have a Merry Christmas.
:
: If they would have made a double hull
: on her, she would have stayed afloat! They
: probably would have never colided with the
: burg in the first place, if the watchmen in
: the crows nest weren't watching Jack & Rose
: kissing on deck below!
: : I'm curious about modern day cruise ships. I'm sure the builders have learned from the Titanic
: : disaster and build them safer today. One obvious thing would be to have sufficient number of life
: : boats for number of passengers. But what about the actual structure of the ship itself. I guess
: : my question is: could they have built the Titanic different so it could withstand the same impact? The subject fascinates me
: : I would appreciate any info. Thanks Missy L.
: :