37. The Lifeboat Issue
While the sinking of the Titanic was a tragedy, the loss of life was what makes it such a memorable moment in our history. The sad truth is that there should have been fewer deaths by a pretty wide margin. The Titanic was equipped to carry 64 lifeboats but only carried 20. While 65 people could fit in the first lifeboat alone, only 28 got on. If all lifeboats were equipped on the ship, and all could carry 65 people, over 4,000 people could have been saved, theoretically. That is much more room than would have been needed.