3 Fatal Mistakes That Led to the Sinking of the Titanic

And they all boil down to one: ego

Titanic departing Southampton. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons.

It is just before midnight on April 14, 1912, and over 2,200 passengers and crew are sailing through the dark and frigid Atlantic waters on the largest ship the world’s ever seen.

Whether a passenger is just finishing up a lavish seven-course meal in first class or dancing an Irish jig…