“Because of a backlog of personal messages, the wireless operators had ignored ice warnings from other ships.” Actually no, ice warnings* were passed onto the

“Because of a backlog of personal messages, the wireless operators had ignored ice warnings from other ships.” Actually no, ice warnings* were passed onto the Bridge, which the Captain choose to ignore, as he was endevouring to beat the record for the fastest crossing on a maiden voyage. The lesson being, don't go full steam ahead into an ice field, in the middle of the ice season, at night under a moonless night. “On the 11th April, she received 6 warnings from ships stopped in, or passing through, heavy ice, 5 more on the 12th, 3 more on the 13th, and 7 on the 14th.” http://www.titanic-titanic.com/the-ice-warnings-received-by-titanic/ http://www.titanic-titanic.com/the-ice-warnings-received-by-...