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Inevitable Accident or Wrongful Act: Judging the Titanic Disaster

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Weighing the Evidence

On its maiden voyage in April 1912, the RMS Titanic with its 2200 passengers struck an iceberg and sank in less than 3 hours. Only 706 survived. Following the sinking, the owners of the Titanic filed a petition to limit their liability against any claims for loss of life, property and injury. Unless survivors and the families of victims could prove that the crew and the owners had caused the disaster through wrongful acts, fault or negligence, they could be entitled to no restitution.

Analyze the evidence provided as a part of this case and decide whether the Titanic disaster was an inevitable accident or caused by the crew and owners of the White Star Line.

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