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high speed in an ice patch -> disaster burning more coal than necessary -> high speed coal fire -> burning more coal
by afiori 8y ago
high speed in an ice patch -> disaster
burning more coal than necessary -> high speed
coal fire -> burning more coal
- kwhitefoot 8y agoThey could have gone further south.
- afiori 8y agoprobably they underestimated the risk
- gambiting 8y agoEven on a ship like the Titanic, it's not like the only way to slow down is to stop burning coal. They could have vented steam instead of using it for propulsion - that is always an option.
- jacobush 8y agoAnd incur more cost. The captain likely was under pressure to perform and get to harbor as fast and cheaply as possible.
- boudin 8y agoFrom a documentary on channel 4 about this, the risk was more to run out of coal before arriving as the fire would have been ongoing since the departure and been quite big.
- chris_wot 8y agoIt’s not just that. It made the steel brittle. Not a good combo in freezing water.
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