Titanic’s sister ship, Olympic, was reconfigured with a double hull, and the practice became standard in the industry. Lifeboat requirements were now based on the number of people aboard, not a ship's tonnage.
Round-the-clock wireless operation went into effect, and the International Ice Patrol was created to monitor the location of icebergs near major shipping lanes. Tragically, the only vessel within reasonable steaming distance, the Californian, carried a single operator and had already shut down its wireless for the evening before the SOS was sent.Īs a result of the disaster, changes were made in maritime regulations and shipbuilding practices. The last hope was the ability of Titanic's wireless operators to summon help before the ship went down.
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