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7/12/2025, 10:41:37 AM
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I'm not saying that Captain Smith didn't error in failing to slow down in an ice field, he objectively did or else we wouldn't be having this conversation. What I'm saying that it was an error that any one of his peers could have made in the same circumstances. No doubt such normalized deviance was utterly rampant in the industry at the time (and probably still is to some extent), especially at Cunard where the ships were being built specifically with breaking speed records in mind and shaving a few hours off the trip could get you the Blue Ribband.
If you want a better example of unambiguous negligence, Captain Schettino was negligent on so many levels that it constituted outright criminality (such as ignoring the Italian Coast Guard's orders to return to the ship after boarding a lifeboat with hundreds of terrified passengers and crew still aboard).
I'm not saying that Captain Smith didn't error in failing to slow down in an ice field, he objectively did or else we wouldn't be having this conversation. What I'm saying that it was an error that any one of his peers could have made in the same circumstances. No doubt such normalized deviance was utterly rampant in the industry at the time (and probably still is to some extent), especially at Cunard where the ships were being built specifically with breaking speed records in mind and shaving a few hours off the trip could get you the Blue Ribband.
If you want a better example of unambiguous negligence, Captain Schettino was negligent on so many levels that it constituted outright criminality (such as ignoring the Italian Coast Guard's orders to return to the ship after boarding a lifeboat with hundreds of terrified passengers and crew still aboard).
7/4/2025, 4:21:10 AM
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