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The Titanic's Best Lifeboat

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The Misconception of Lifeboat Safety

This chapter delves into the development of lifeboat designs alongside opulent ocean liners, revealing a flawed assumption that they were simply transitional vessels for passenger safety. It examines the tragic consequences of this mindset, particularly highlighted by the Titanic disaster in 1912.

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