There were several warnings about ice from other ships
Titanic was warned about floating sea ice multiple times throughout the day before the accident. Several ships reported “field and pack ice,” and the messages were relayed to the Titanic. However, because the radio operators had been dealing with a backlog of passenger communications from the previous day, only two of the six received reached the bridge. Just nine minutes before the accident, the SS Californian signaled that it had stopped for the night in an ice field. Tragically, radio operator Jack Phillips cut them off, indicating that he was busy transcribing passenger messages.
There were several warnings about ice from other ships
There Were No Binoculars in the Crow’s Nest
No binoculars were in the crow’s nest because of a mix-up at the Southampton port; this didn’t really matter, though, because it was a very dark night, with no moon and very smooth, calm water, making it hard to tell if waves were washing up against obstacles ahead. Later, crewman Frederick Fleet, who saw the iceberg, testified at the investigation hearings that, had he been given binoculars, “We could have seen it (the iceberg) a bit sooner. Well, enough to get out of the way.”
There Were No Binoculars In The Crow’s Nest
