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No. Captain Smith was a very responsible captain who had several decades of experience behind him. He was off duty at the time of the collision and was preparing for bed. The reason the iceberg wasn't seen in time to turn was because there was no moon to reflect light off the berg and the ship was going too fast. It's debated that Smith ordered it to speed up under the direction of the ship's owner, but regardless, the ship was too large to turn in time anyway with such a small rudder.
Also note that the lookouts did not have binoculars- a last minute crew change ended up causing them to leave port without the keys to the locker with the binoculars in them.
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The Titanic sunk after it hit what?
The Titanic sunk after it collided with an iceberg.
Who lived when the titanic sunk?
There were 712 survivors in the lifeboats after Titanic sunk.
Was it the Olymppic or the Titanic that sunk?
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Who was the co captain of the Titanic when it sunk?
Captain Edward John Smith did not have a co-captain but his Chief Officer was Henry Wilde.
