
Captain Edward Smith was blamed for the Disaster
As the commander and officer-in-charge of the Titanic, a lot of blame went to Captain Edward Smith for the disaster. After the luxury ship sank, several investigations were carried out to ascertain the cause; a lot of findings indicated that the ship was traveling too fast when it collided with the iceberg, as it was moving at close to its full speed.
Captain Smith was therefore blamed for the fact that the ship was going so fast after the several ice warnings that had circulated in the area. The tragedy probably could have been avoided if they were going slower, but at the end of the day, that’s always the captain’s call.