Captain Smith Blame

Leaving its world in complete and utter disbelief, the crashing of the almighty Titanic came with loads of questions and uncertainties. Of these questions, the biggest still remains as, who was truly responsible for the crashing and high death toll in result. Although still to this day it is seen as a huge accident, it was an accident that could have easily been avoided if each crucial crew member had done their job the correct way. The responsibility cannot be pinpointed on a single person in particular due to the fact that there were so many factors that went into running the ship. As for the actual crashing of the ship, the blame is rightfully put on Captain Edward Smith and the lookouts. The death toll, which is still partially put on Smith
Being a very experienced seaman of nearly forty years, Captain Smith should have been going a reasonable speed in such treacherous waters. It is said that even in water covered in patches of ice, Smith was cruising at almost twenty-two knots. The ships average speed in normal waters was about twenty-three knots. This truly goes back to the overwhelming confidence that the crew and passengers had in this boat. If Captain Smith had slowed down, the lookouts would have had more time to spot the iceberg which in the end could have potentially saved the ship as well as the passengers in it. Although the crashing was partially his fault, Smith put a lot of effort in assisting the crew in their duties such as directing people into life
If they had been doing their job to full capacity, an iceberg of that size should have been spotted earlier, even with the uneasy weather conditions. Due to the lookouts not doing their job correctly, Captain Smith did not have enough time to steer around the iceberg. A good chunk of the blame is put on the lookouts solely because if they had spotted the iceberg earlier and reported it, the captain would have had more time to divert from the chunk of ice. Although the majority of responsibility is given to people who were on the ship, the blame is also partially put on the Titanic’s sister ship, the