The Lifeboats That Saved People’s Lives
There were not nearly enough lifeboats on board the Titanic to save everybody on the ship. We know today that some of the lifeboats even left the deck half full. Had there been proper emergency protocols in place, even more lives could have been saved.
There were only 20 lifeboats on the Titanic, which was enough to save just half of the people on the ship. Additionally, the lifeboat launcher didn’t work properly and the crew wasn’t trained on how to properly launch a lifeboat.
Read on to find out more about how the lifeboats were used.