TITANIC INQUIRY.
LIMIT OF BOAT CAPACITY,
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright „. London, June 18. Sir Norman Hill, chairman of the Board of Trade's Advisory Committee, was examined to-day by tho Court of Inquiry into the loss of tho Titanic. He stated that the committee was still considering tho question of additional boats. He thought the tonnage basis was best when deciding tho complement. It was impossible for steamers to carry sufficient boats ready for launching to accommodate 2000 people, but there should be a .substantial increase in this number. • , f
Sir Ernest Shacklotou, in giving - cvidence, said that it was dangerous to travel at full speed-in;-ice zones.: He;, did, ..not npprove of the look-out man using binoculars. Mr. Marconi- also gave evidence. He stated that he was experimenting with an alarm bell for wireless danger calls, and was hopeful of success.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 5
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139TITANIC INQUIRY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 5
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