DM> The lack of adequate lifeboats is covered within the film and before
 DM> the actual sinking as was the somewhat reluctance to fire the final  4
 DM> boilers when the speed was already stepping out. As for "hubris",  there
 DM> was no shortage of it then ......and none now (sort of goes with our
 DM> species!).
   I can't retrieve a reference I know I once saw about a shipping disaster, 

think in the English Channel which might have been a warship.  This, as I
recall occurred a year or two before the Titanic sinking and may have cost
more lives.  I think I'll inquire about this  on the History echo and see if
anybody there has or can reference the info.  It isn't very topical for this
echo but maybe somebody here can shed light on this.
Sincerely, 
                                     Frank
                                                                              
                                                       
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