WHO was to Blame for the Crash?
Nobody.
Some of the people listed below were investigated for the crash and sinking of the Titanic. They all had some reasons they could have been to blame, but most were too small to mean anything. However, when all these things are added up, they could have easily caused the crash of the Titanic. But, the hearings held in England and the United States concluded that no one was the blame for why the Titanic crashed. Plus, the Titanic's crash had already ruined enough survivor's lives. Why ruin any more? They certainly could not soil the names of the people who bravely sacrificed their lives onboard the Titanic. However, we still must look at the people who did affect the crash of the Titanic, and identify how they did so:
- Captain Smith: He did not slow down at a cautioned speed when sailing through an ocean of ice. Although he did change the Titanic's direction more south, he did not change it enough to miss the icebergs that were staggered in his way. He also ignored some of the vital messages sent to him from other ships about the ice.
- Wireless Operators Harold Bride and John "Jack" Phillips: These two men did not deliver all of the messages sent to them to Captain Smith. They also did not request for the ship that was closest to them (the Californian) to leave their wireless machines on in case of an accident. Certainly when an accident was highly possible to happen in the almost-frozen Atlantic ocean.
- Thomas Andrews: Although Andrews was a dedicated designer who felt honored to design the world's largest ocean liner, he did overlook some design flaws that could have been prevented, and helped stop the crash. He also did not put enough lifeboats on board the Titanic after being persuaded to put less than 30 lifeboats on the ship.
- Joseph Bruce Ismay: J. Bruce Ismay's life was ruined by the Titanic's collision. After cowardly taking a place on a lifeboat before all women and children had boarded them, he was highly critisized by the public. But after being investigated in the hearings, they ound out this was not the only bad thing Ismay had done when it came to the Titanic. He had also been the one to convince Captain Smith to be the fastest ship on the sea. He ws constanly convincing Captain Smith to stay at his speed of 20.5 knots, way faster than he should have been going during the spring in the Atlantic Ocean. He had also convinced Thomas Andrews to take off many lifeboats he had planned to install on the Titanic. When ordering Andrews to do take them off he said, " The passengers are not onboard to stare at lifeboats, they are onboard to enjoy the beautiful ship."
- Captain Smith: He did not slow down at a cautioned speed when sailing through an ocean of ice. Although he did change the Titanic's direction more south, he did not change it enough to miss the icebergs that were staggered in his way. He also ignored some of the vital messages sent to him from other ships about the ice.
- Wireless Operators Harold Bride and John "Jack" Phillips: These two men did not deliver all of the messages sent to them to Captain Smith. They also did not request for the ship that was closest to them (the Californian) to leave their wireless machines on in case of an accident. Certainly when an accident was highly possible to happen in the almost-frozen Atlantic ocean.
- Thomas Andrews: Although Andrews was a dedicated designer who felt honored to design the world's largest ocean liner, he did overlook some design flaws that could have been prevented, and helped stop the crash. He also did not put enough lifeboats on board the Titanic after being persuaded to put less than 30 lifeboats on the ship.
- Joseph Bruce Ismay: J. Bruce Ismay's life was ruined by the Titanic's collision. After cowardly taking a place on a lifeboat before all women and children had boarded them, he was highly critisized by the public. But after being investigated in the hearings, they ound out this was not the only bad thing Ismay had done when it came to the Titanic. He had also been the one to convince Captain Smith to be the fastest ship on the sea. He ws constanly convincing Captain Smith to stay at his speed of 20.5 knots, way faster than he should have been going during the spring in the Atlantic Ocean. He had also convinced Thomas Andrews to take off many lifeboats he had planned to install on the Titanic. When ordering Andrews to do take them off he said, " The passengers are not onboard to stare at lifeboats, they are onboard to enjoy the beautiful ship."