The Titanic goes down in about 20 minutes, 100 years ago...

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9. I had read that Harland & Wolf wanted enougth lifeboats for everyone because...

while the Titanic was considered unsinkable, she was not fire proof. They would use the lifeboats to evacuate everyone in case of fire, but Ismay nixed that due to costs.

I also have a video that stated that the davits used on Titanic were the first of their kind and that was due to Harland & Wolff subcontracting to Welin Davit & Engineering Co Ltd, which still exists today, who made davits that could lower multiple lifeboats. Prior to this request davits could only lower 1 lifeboat period.

And I agree with you that the same battle about regulations and big businesses cutting costs at the expense of people's lives is an ongoing war.