Why the Titanic didn't have enough life boats

Why didn't the Titanic have enough lifeboats? Here's why...

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[abhinavshukla]

Bro litteraly pranked at the starting.💀💀

[thekansan]

Funfact, no one ever said that titanic was outright unsinkable. Harland & Wolff (the shipyard that built the ship) stated they made her as unsinkable as they could.

[sarahdoran]

The to me is the architect said that titanic was unsinkable. He didn't, the media did

[Dan-psju]

Also to note, at that time lifeboats were only there to ferry people from a disabled ship to a rescue vessel, not to keep people afloat as the boat sank

[ThatJT]

Everyone could’ve lived if they hit it head on bruh 💀

[ashleyhecker]

A small important note, the way people viewed lifeboats back then was very different. Peopled figured there was so much Atlantic traffic that a rescue ship would be able to come fast and the lifeboats would just be used to ferry passengers. The issue was titanic sank at night and too a massive ice fields. Ships on the other side of the ice like the Frankfurt couldn’t get through and a nearby ship the Californian only wireless operator was asleep

[NemaMarcell]

"Not even God can sink it"
God:

[GenericOceanLinerHistorian]

The 16 life boat rule wasn’t random, it was because that was the law for 10k ton+ ships. Ships had gotten so much bigger so fast, that there weren’t laws for ships as big as titanic yet. The problem is, titanic wasn’t 10k tons. She was 46k tons. Even though there may not have been enough lifeboats, the watertight compartment system was revolutionary at the time and made her the safest ship on the ocean.

[Belzy_Frenzy]

I live in Northern Ireland. We had to do so much research on this topic when we were 11. They started with 64 lifeboats, wanted more space so they cut it down to 32 and then wanted even more space and cut down to 16. I think the rule was that there had to be enough lifeboats to save at least half the people on board.

[CabbagepuIt]

"The captain of the Titanic said not even god could sink this ship and God really said yes I can

[CrobinHoodBitGuy]

Lifeboats we’re viewed as boats to ferry passengers from the sinking ship to a rescue ship. They weren’t really thought of as a means to evacuate an entire ships population until after the titanic sank.

[FlowerFRY]

For all the people saying how she said "Ill never let go" and then she actually let go his hand, well Jack knew that Rose would give up her life if he died so he made Rose promise that she would LIVE, not die like this in pain and misery, she would live a long life and die an old lady comfortable in her warm bed and "I'll never let go" meant that she would never break the promise or give up on it, Not because she would never let go his hand, She turned the life boat's attention to her so she could be rescued and live and meet him once she died peacefully. ❤

[IamStrikareaYsALT]

“No, not that lie”
Damn, that’s cold. I ain’t even seen the movie and know it’s cold.

[classeontop]

I love how Rose promise Jack that she will never let go but then a lifeboat come and Rose let go.

Edit: to those Idiots that can't understand what I said, In the start of the video he said "not that lie" which is when rose said I'll never let go.

[hitbysemi]

It's not that they didn't put enough lifeboats on board because they saw the ship as "unsinkable". In fact, it was never said to be unsinkable until after it sank ironically enough. Back then, lifeboats just weren't seen as a means to evacuate people from a ship, but rather to transfer people from one ship to another.

[Yhhhhhhhhh]

Another reason they didn’t add more lifeboats is because they thought the deck would be to cluttered but I’m sure people would rather their lives. Rest in peace for all that lost there lives

[RedCommando]

Additional fact:
At first, Titanic was planned to have 50 lifeboats. But it was then reduced to 32 to make more room for the passenges to stroll the top deck. It was then reduced even further to 16 lifeboats, plus 4 "emergency" lifeboats.

Final fact:
Despite the low number of lifeboats, they were very expertly designed. Each boat was able to hold about 30 - 50 passengers each (without additional luggage). Unfortunately, the crew were not aware of the durability of the lifeboats, and each lifeboat had about an average of 15 passengers.

[WhiteStar]

A big reason why there weren’t enough was that lifeboats back then we’re seen as transportation from one ship to another rather than a long term raft. Great video would recommend

[Necromaninticdinos]

one thing I hate about almost all titanic films/ anything really, is when 1st officer Murdoch puts the ship into full reverse then manages to turn the ship. the middle propeller (which is the one that the rudder uses to steer, by turning its propulsion) could revers meaning it could not turn in reverse.

[HyperCat]

So what I'm hearing is that if the crew just did nothing... and she hit the iceberg head on... she could have survived... yes?