[CTSARA] Titanic, Titanic, and Even More Titanic

[Jon Perelstein]

They're just all over the place.  Probably more commemorative stations than
there were lifeboats.

Some additional ones I've stumbled on:
EH3MGY  (Spain)
GB100WSL  (England again with the WSL standing for White Star Lines, which
was the Titanic's owner.  GB100WSL is operating from the dock in
Southampton England from which the Titanic departed)
EI100T (Ireland -- appropriate because it was built there and picked up
passengers in Ireland before heading across the Atlantic)
W1MGY (American, based in Massachusetts)


Sort of amusing story about White Star Lines.  After a couple of other
notable disasters (especially the loss of Titanic's sister ship RMS
Britannic), they were eventually bought out by their main competitor --
Cunard Lines.  Cunard was eventually bought out by Carnival Cruise Lines.

And when you read about disasters like the Costa Concordia, just remember
that it was owned by Carnival Cruise Lines.  White Star's bad luck lives
on!!!

73s
Jon, WB2RYV

P.S.  Oh hell, I can't help it.  There was a little known study by some MIT
grad students in the 70s that demonstrated that the Titanic could have
stayed afloat as much as three hours longer had the captain OPENED the
watertight doors instead of keeping them closed.  By blindly following rote
procedure and keeping them closed, the bow of the ship was pulled under and
she sank relatively quickly.  With the watertight doors open, the ship
would have slowly settled into the water, giving them more time to launch
lifeboats (many were launched only half full) and giving more time for
rescuers to get there.  Carpathia arrived on-scene only 1 hour 40 minutes
after the sinking.  If Titanic were still afloat, a lot more people could
have been rescued.