Would more lifeboats have actually helped?
>>2070743>Women and children onlyNo.
>>2070743The lack of lifeboats wasn't the only thing that killed people in the Titanic disaster. Several factors were at play here:1: The ship sank fairly slowly and it only started to become noticeable in the last half an hour. For well over an hour/hour and a half, there seemingly was no rush to get into a lifeboat or make a makeshift raft. The sudden rush made filling and launching lifeboats very hard. This contributed to the death toll.2: The crew was professional but new and made critical mistakes like not filling the lifeboats to their full capacity. This contributed to the death toll.3: The patch of Atlantic Ocean they were in was an ice-field with very cold waters streaming in from the north, coming from the North Pole/Greenland with sea and air temperatures below freezing. This made it unappetizing to get into the (cold) lifeboats early on and many preferred to stay inside the (warm) ship. This effect reinforced points 1 and 2 and for any passengers and crew sinking with the ship and going into the cold waters, this was a death-sentence due to the frigid waters. Normal sea temperatures are around 6 to 7 degrees centigrade and air temperatures around 10 to 12 degrees. Cold but still somewhat survivable. The sea and air temperatures being below freezing contributed to the death toll.4: Cultural issues and order misunderstandings hampered and delayed people getting onboard lifeboats. 2nd and 3rd class passengers were initially barred from going to the deck with the lifeboats because 1st class had priority. Said 1st class didn't want to enter the boats because of points 1 and 3. The ones who wanted to go on the lifeboats couldn't while the ones who could, didn't. Women and children had priority in boarding but some officers misunderstood the order as in women and children ONLY. This contributed to the death toll.5: The absence of the Californian who could've arrived at the scene before Titanic fully sank. This greatly contributed to the death toll.
