irony---is a recurring
theme in Literature of the Sea, and in life herself.
The story of the Titanic is just drowning in it.
She was unsinkable according to her first class investors/passengers. On her maiden voyage, some of these privileged mates prodded her Captain incessantly for quick passage through to NY so as to make headlines. The Captain ordered the crew to maintain full speed ahead despite an iceberg warning. Her telegraph operator’s distress calls…---…weren’t heard in time. Many thanks are in order to “all aboard” the poor old Titanic.
The story of the Titanic is just drowning in it.
She was unsinkable according to her first class investors/passengers. On her maiden voyage, some of these privileged mates prodded her Captain incessantly for quick passage through to NY so as to make headlines. The Captain ordered the crew to maintain full speed ahead despite an iceberg warning. Her telegraph operator’s distress calls…---…weren’t heard in time. Many thanks are in order to “all aboard” the poor old Titanic.