Subj : the impact of the Titanic
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Jun 25 2023 13:04:00

Hello pF!

** On Saturday 24.06.23 - 08:46, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Blue White:

 pF> Aside: I read a study that looked at the impact of the Titanic and other
 pF> iceberg impacts, and hypothesized that if the Titanic hadn't tried to
 pF> maneuver to miss the iceberg, it would have hit head-on and survived,
 pF> since only the bow compartments would have flooded.

But probably not at the higher speed that it was still going  
at.

The captain was pressured to maintain a higher speed despite  
iceberg warnings.


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