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Reasons For Thomas Andrews To Blame For The Titanic

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Cohen Cummings
Mrs. Vidro
Language Arts
29 March 2023
An Avoidable Tragedy
Approximately 1,500 people died on the Titanic, a seemingly ‘unsinkable’ ship that fell to irony. Most people point the blame on the poor leadership of the captain. But, with evidence, there is no doubt that the architect of the ship, Thomas Andrews, was the primary factor and cause of why the Titanic sank. The materials of the ship were imperfect and caused the Titanic to burst open on impact with the iceberg. In addition, the bulkheads, the walls that keep water in a watertight space in case of flooding, were too short, causing the water to flood over the bulkheads and overflow the ship. Based on these reasons, Thomas Andrews was the definitive cause of the sinking of the Titanic, as the materials were imperfect, and the bulkheads were too short.
The first reason why Thomas Andrews is to blame for sinking the titanic was the imperfect quality of the rivets he used for the titanic, these rivets attach metal sheets that construct the hull. “Steel and Weak Iron” claims “-were found to …show more content…

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