The tragedy that happened on April 10, 1912 was all due to two entirely preventable mistakes that could've averted or at least minimize the impact of the tragedy. Louise Patten, daughter of Charles Lightoller who worked on the Titanic at the time, finally revealed the secret that she held for a long time in order to keep his grandfather's reputation.
When the iceburg was first sighted, a stupid steering mistake aimed the ship right at the iceburg. Hitchens was at the wheel and was responsible for the mistake. He confused the difference between the steering directions of sail ships and steam ships. Instead of steering to the left, he steered to right. Another officer tried to steer the ship back in the correct direction, but it was too late.
Lightoller was at meeting where they decided to coverup to mistake in order to keep the business' reputation intact and keep their jobs. But that alone wasn't enough to cause so many deaths. J. Bruce Ismay told them to continue sailing, sealing the fate of many aboard the ship. They would've had hours remaining, enough time for the rescue ship to come, if they had remain where they were.
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