Hi Larry,

Interesting question. One could argue that spotlights would have made the iceberg visible earlier thus giving the helm more time to respond. However, I am not aware of passenger liners using spotlights in this manner. I am not even sure that powerful enough spotlights were available at that time. Of course after hitting the iceberg the lifeboat situation was the big problem. Once Titanic was wounded the outcome was inevitable. However the
number of people who could have been saved had the boats been filled would have been greater.

Regards,
Michael Pocock

February 28, 2006

I may not have the fraction correct, but only one tenth of an iceberg is visible,9/10ths. are below the surface. If spotted above water, the Titanic by trying to avoid it could have steered straight into it.The Titanic was a very long narrow ship and, I believe slow to turn.

James McIntosh

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