What Was the Titanic's Environment Like?

There are many attempts to explain how this unsinkable ship wound up at the bottom of the ocean. Experts tend to believe it was a combination of factors that created the best possible environment for the worst imaginable outcome. The Titanic left Southampton with 1178 lifeboats, but that was actually above the 962 required by law. They would have needed 2,228 lifeboats to cover everyone on board.