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The Titanic used white, not red, distress rockets, and observers who saw the white flares from the ''Californian'' did not hear any sound associated with them
Thus the story of a supposed lifeboat shortage was exaggerated by [[liberal]]s to push through burdensome new regulations to require more lifeboats on cruise ships.
Thus the story of a supposed lifeboat shortage was exaggerated by [[liberal]]s to push through burdensome new regulations to require more lifeboats on cruise ships.
== Inadequate distress signals ==
The Titanic used white, not red, distress rockets, and observers who saw the white flares from the ''Californian'' did not hear any sound associated with them,<ref>https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/articles/rockets_wilkinson.pdf</ref> despite being only about 17 miles away.
== Could more have been saved? ==
== Could more have been saved? ==