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10. Californian Karma

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The SS Californian was criticized for ignoring the Titanic’s signals of distress. A German submarine later sunk the ship. That is the long and short of how karma works if you believe in it. While there are questions as to whether the Californian actually received the distress calls, partly due to the reduction in power as the Titanic sank, the criticism is still a big sticking point as it seems that the Californian did not make any efforts to lend assistance which may have saved hundreds of lives.

Another argument is that the ship would have created more problems and put itself in danger if it had been too close to the sinking. When the ship sank it created a near vacuum in the water, which, considering the lack of real understanding of what was going on, could have made a bad situation worse if the ship was too close. Life rafts could have been hit and in the darkness of the middle of the night, it is unclear what help the Californian could have provided.

By chris

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