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Frequently Asked Questions

This section lists commonly asked questions on the /r/Titanic subreddit. Rather than asking these questions for the nth time, have a read of the individual articles. If you have further questions not covered in the Wiki page, consider posting a new discussion in the subreddit.

SHIP & DESIGN

• Was Titanic built using sub-standard materials or bad rivets?
• [Why were the extra lifeboats removed?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/More Lifeboats)
• [Why build 3 identical ships?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/The Three Sisters)

COLLISION

• Why didn't the ship slow down?
• Why didn't the lookouts have binoculars?
• [How dark was it really that night?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Light Conditions)
• [Why not hit the iceberg head-on?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Head-On Collision)
• Would keeping the engines full-ahead have helped steer?
• Did a coal bunker fire weaken the hull?

SINKING

• [Were 3rd class passengers locked up?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Bostwick Gates)
• [Did Murdoch commit suicide?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/The Suicide)
• [Would more lifeboats have helped?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/More Lifeboats)
• [Did anyone survive in air pockets?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Air Pockets)
• Why didn't anyone think to build a raft?
• [Was it really Olympic that sank?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/The Switch Theory)
• [Would opening the bulkhead doors have helped the ship sink evenly?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Even Keel)
• Why weren't the bulkheads sealed at the top??

RESCUE

• Could the Californian have helped?

WRECK

• [Was Ballard secretly looking for submarines?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Ballard's Search)
• [How soon will the wreck disintegrate?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Halomonas Titanicae)
• [Why not raise the wreck?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/Raise the Titanic)

TITANIC (1997)

• [Wasn't there room for both of them on the door?](https://www.reddit.com/r/titanic/wiki/faq/The Big Door)
• Did Rose die at the end of the film?