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Collision Avoidance

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Stories and Articles

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	Titanica! Richard Elliott COULD TITANIC HAVE SURVIVED A HEAD-ON IMPACT? A technical examination of how much damage a head-on impact would have caused, and the possibility that the Titanic may have remained afloat under this scenario. Collision Avoidance Collision Theories Head-On Impact Iceberg Collision
	Titanica! Jim Currie HARD A STARBOARD Another look at that hard right turn... Collision Avoidance Collision Theories Engine Orders Hard a Starboard Order Iceberg Avoidance Iceberg Collision Port Around Rudder Rudder Positon
	Titanica! Captain Charles B. Weeks WAS THE TITANIC'S RUDDER LARGE ENOUGH? There have been several times when the question has been raised about whether the Titanic's rudder was large enough. It has been suggested that if the rudder had been larger she would have turned m Collision Avoidance Design Details Helm Orders Helm Response Port Around Rudder Size of Rudder Titanic Dimensions
	Titanicology Samuel Halpern WHAT LURKS AHEAD? What if Titanic had not collided with an iceberg on the night of April 14th 1912? Given what we know about conditions in the North Atlantic that night, would she have simply continued on her course and reached New York as planned without incident? Alternate History Collision Avoidance Hypothetical Scenario Iceberg Avoidance North Atlantic Pack Ice

Discussions

Title	Replies
Lightoller's granddaughter claims steering error sank Titanic	286
If they avoided the iceberg	140
HARD-A-PORT	111
Hard a starboard by Jim Currie	21
Did Murdoch make a fatal steering error?	10
Steering left to avoid the berg	8
Murdoch's orders & the helm during the collision?	6
Murdoch's position just before impact	2
The Iceberg	1