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This installment will look closely at the outcome of the U.S. Inquiry and the actual changes to maritime transportations. It will also explain why the British Inquiry was a whitewash.
U. S. Inquiry and Changes to Maritime Transportations
A disaster of Titanic's proportion was probably the only single event that could shake up the shipping companies into making changes and introducing safety standards to keep up with changes in emerging technology. It provided an opportunity for governments to implement regulations that caught up. The U.S. inquiry led to the following changes:
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The International Conference for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) approved this following resolution in November 1913: "When ice is reported on or near his course, the Master of every vessel is bound to proceed at night at a moderate speed or to alter his course, so as to go well clear of the danger zone."
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In 1913, the International Ice Patrol organization was created, financed by the nations that used the North Atlantic shipping lanes.
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