What If the Titanic Sank Today

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Sea travel is safer today than at any point in history. But still, how worried should we be? Could a Titanic-like disaster happen today? Before we can answer our main question, we need to know what led to the sinking of the Titanic becoming one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

Everyone knows the basic story: the ship hit an iceberg and there weren’t enough lifeboats. The first big issue contributing to the ship's demise had to do with the culture of early twentieth-century ocean liners. The captains of these ships were under constant pressure to keep a tight schedule of arrivals and departures. Additionally, it was widely believed that icebergs didn’t pose any significant danger to ships.

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TIMESTAMPS:
The main problems facing the Titanic on that fateful night 1:14
Ice patrols 4:22
How icebergs are detected these days 4:44
Costa Concordia disaster 6:41
If the Titanic had struck the iceberg today 8:43

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SUMMARY:
- At the time, it was common for ship's radio operators to work for a third-party company. Relaying messages to the crew was the second priority to sending private telegrams for the passengers.
- Additionally, it was widely believed that icebergs didn’t pose any significant danger to ships.
- The lack of lifeboats was also due to a misunderstanding of how any potential collisions would play out, and not just because they would be redundant on an invincible ship.
- No one had ever anticipated the need to evacuate everyone on-board onto lifeboats.
- By 1912, ships weren't yet required to have someone operating the radio 24/7.
- Making matters worse was the fact that the Titanic's radio operator reported the wrong coordinates in his SOS. This meant that even the ships that received the call had trouble finding where the Titanic had gone down.
- After the Titanic sank, many new procedures were established with the hope of preventing similar disasters.
- One of the first was the establishment of regular ice patrols in that region of the North Atlantic.
- Another reason today is better than a century ago is that our iceberg detection has gotten a lot more sophisticated.
- Accidents can still happen, so it’s a good thing large vessels are now required to carry enough lifeboats for everyone aboard, and the crews receive training in proper evacuation procedures.
- Modern ships are also required to have a radio operator on duty at all times.
- A good example might be what happened during the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster.
- The Italian cruise ship was passing close to the island of Giglio when it collided with the edge of an underwater plateau.
- It was later revealed that there were numerous distractions on the ship, such as the presence of the Captain's girlfriend.
- Unlike the Titanic, the Concordia had more than enough lifeboats to get everyone off safely.
- If the Titanic had struck the iceberg today, the Coast Guard would’ve deployed a small fleet of boats and helicopters to assist in the evacuation.
- With a competent commander overseeing an organized evacuation, this modern Titanic might not be considered a disaster at all.

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Hey guys! How old were you when you saw Titanic for the first time? Did you like the movie, btw?

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Titanic : *crying*
Global warming : "Who hurt you?"
Titanic: *points at iceberg*
Global warming: "Gimme a few years"

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*Titanic sinking*
People:
Lobsters in the kitchen: Tell the world I'm coming home!

amna
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Karen: “I need to speak with your manager the ocean water 🌊 was too cold ❄️!”

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People on the titanic: EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!

People now: ThIs ViDEo wILl gET mE PaSsEd cHaRLi iN FoLlOwErS

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Titanic in 2019.

"Sorry sir! Women and children first!"

"Did you just assume my gender?"

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How to never die on a ship: be the cameraman

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I think the most deadly and recent ship accident was with the ferry Sowol, in South Korea. Hundreds of people and students died because the rescue teams had no orders to engage and save the people (ironically they observed as the ship sank and did save the captain of the ferry).
By what i recall, it has to do with how korean society works. The passengers awaited patiently inside the ferry until the captain give order to abandon ship (instead he was one of the first to bail, sltough i think was by the company's order). The same reason the rescuers awaited on the area. Their orders were just to aproach the accident and transmit the information trough live feed and comunications. They tried to contact the president, but she was busy sleeping and banging at the time of the accident.

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*Titanic sinking*
Lobsters: **bee gees staying alive music starts playing.**

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The thumbnail is funny asf. Taking photos would be the last thing on my mind if I’m about to drown in the middle of the ocean.

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*Me on a lifeboat*

Me: Oh wait I forgot my phone!

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“I don’t want to panic anyone who is in the middle of the Atlantic”
Me, who is on a boat right now:😃

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Lol I can imagine Charlie damilio doing a tik tok as the ship sinks lol

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Titanic: sinking
Me: on lifeboat
Also me: OH NO MY CLOTHES MY PHONE MY EVERYTHING

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Rich ppl then: dresses and suits
Rich ppl now: G U C C I

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"Wait, gotta put this on instagram"

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8:55 here frozen man lemme help you. Shines light at * melts in seconds * that was quick * turns it off * man : *teleports onto boat*

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“What if the titanic sank today?”


Global Warming: Think again.

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4:18
That's when the video starts
Thank me later

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Girl: Drops phone
Water: Splash’s
Person talking: What was that sound
Me: THE PHONEE

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