There Weren’t Enough Rafts for Everyone
Many lives could have been saved if life rafts had been taken more seriously. To begin with, there were only 20 rafts, only enough to accommodate about a third of the ship’s capacity. She had room for 64, but the White Star Line wanted uninterrupted views of the ocean, and rafts at the time were only meant to ferry passengers from one ship to a rescuing ship. A situation where the ship sank in just under three hours was unimaginable. The crew was also not properly trained with the boats. They had only run one drill, and even then, most of the crew did not know their intended positions. Many have said that even if the ship had all 64 boats, it’s doubtful that they would have all been successfully launched because of the lack of training.
