12 Days of Riskmas - Day 11 - The Missing Binoculars

Dec 24, 2020 · 7m 42s
12 Days of Riskmas - Day 11 - The Missing Binoculars
Description

Coming up on Day 11 of the 12 Days of Riskmas, when it comes to most major disasters, what you will find is that it’s never a BIG BANG that...

show more
Coming up on Day 11 of the 12 Days of Riskmas, when it comes to most major disasters, what you will find is that it’s never a BIG BANG that triggers the impacts but, rather a litany of small misses that – cumulatively – create a risk exposure too large to absorb.

In today’s episode, I look at a how a simple pair of binoculars – a canary in the coalmine - might have changed the outcome of the doomed voyage of Titanic.

The Risktory Podcast is created, hosted and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

All rights reserved.

12 Days of Riskmas
Day 1 – Ana Reyes + Pat Harkleroad - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-1-ana-reyes-and-p
Day 2 – Charles Ponzi - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-2-charles-ponzi
Day 3 – Stanislav Petrov - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-3-stanislav-petro
Day 4 – COVID Grudge Match - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-4-covid-grudge-ma
Day 5 – Iwo Jima - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-5-iwo-jima
Day 6 – Joy Westmore - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-6-joy-westmore
Day 7 – Powder Monkeys - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-7-powder-monkeys
Day 8 – Ruby Bridges - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-8-ruby-bridges
Day 9 – Berlin Conference 1884 - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-9-berlin-conferen
Day 10 – The Code Breakers - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-10-the-code-break
Day 11 – The Missing Binoculars - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-11-the-missing-bi
Day 12 – Miracle on Ice - https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/12-days-of-riskmas-day-12-miracle-on-ice

Related Episodes
https://www.spreaker.com/user/jacintheagalpin/titanic

Bibliography
https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/binoculars-aboard-titanic.htm#:~:text=There%20were%20binoculars%20aboard%20the,locker%20wasn't%20on%20board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blair_(mariner)#:~:text=her%20first%20voyage.%22-,Key%20to%20the%20binoculars,nest%20locker%2C%20presumably%20by%20accident.&text=The%20absence%20of%20binoculars%20being,subsequent%20inquiries%20into%20the%20sinking.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/secrets-titanics-sinking-missing-binoculars-14240279
show less
Information
Author Jacinthe A Galpin
Organization Jacinthe A Galpin
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search