Today is the 111th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. The "unsinkable" Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 P.M. on April 14th, 1912, and sank just 2 hours and 40 minutes later, claiming 1,500 lives. Although they were given 6 warnings that there were icebergs in the area, they continued at 22 knots per hour, just 2 short of maximum speed. Blind faith in the belief the ship was unsinkable, assuming lookouts could spot icebergs in time for the ship to change course, an emphasis on keeping to the timetable no matter what, not to mention the lack of life boats and mistreatment of third class passengers during the evacuation, all contributed to the high loss of life. To me, it shows that there have always been stupid and arrogant people in this world who can cause great harm, and it is not just a recent phenomenon. However, thanks to social media, these idiots now have a much greater influence. Let's just hope they always remain in the minority. And no - I did not take the photograph above of the Titanic. It was attached to a story about the disaster on my web browser's home page. I am pretty sure I was still just a toddler at the time of that tragedy.
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