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Old 10-07-2009, 03:43 PM   #15
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Re: I Thought It Takes 2 Years To Learn The WCO

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well I tried to find a link and I couldn't. I probably said it wrong before as well. If they spotted the iceberg one minute before, and changed course at that point then they would have missed the iceberg. If they spotted the iceberg one minute later, and thus changed course one minute later, they would have rammed the iceberg head on, and the front compartment seals would have kept the boat afloat either completely or long enough for the ship to be cleared properly (like i said I don't remember).

But because of when they saw it and reacted to it they were caught in mid turn, and tore the side open which was not sealed, and the water flooded the boat quickly and the tragedy resulted.
Well now that makes more sense.
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