wo problems that happened was a smoldering fire broke out in one of the ships coal bunkers and the breakdown of the Titanic’s wireless system (Discovery.com). Edward J. Smith was the captain of the Titanic. Some might question his ability to command a voyage after fining out how Smith disregarded many ice warnings.On April 12,1914 just before 2 pm, the Captain and crew that helped control the ship, received three ice warnings. The Captain ignored them. At 5:03 pm the got another warning from ocean Liner America, it went unacknowledged. At 7:30 pm the crew intercepted an iceberg alert from nearby Californian but the Captain never received it. Even if he had would that warning go ignored like the pervious four? At 9:40 pm The Mesaba telegraphed an ice warning to the Titanic but one of the crewmembers was preoccupied. By 11 pm the telegraph from The Mesaba still hadn’t been delivered to the Captain (Pellegrino).With the first three ice warnings being ignored, Captain Smith increased the speed of the ship. He thought that by doing this he could bypass the icebergs. I see no logic in this. At 11:40 pm an iceberg was spotted through a haze on the ocean. The alert went out and Smith took action, finally. According to movies and history as we know it, the ship was turning to the left. After realizing the ship was going to hit the iceberg 95 miles south of The Grand Banks of Newfoundland just before midnight, documents and research prove that the ship was turning right. The damage that was done does not add up. The ship scrapped against the iceberg for ten seconds on the starboard side. The direction in which the damage was done shows that the boat turned left at first then decided to make a quick maneuver and turn back to the right.At 12:45 am, as water was steadily sinking the Titanic, the lifeboats were lowered so passengers could make it to safety. On the portside of the ship only women and children were allowed on the lifeboats....
