Protomartyr1 t1_j0le0zk wrote
Reply to comment by ThePhoenixBird2022 in TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, a small steamer who, in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, was filled with so many lifeboats that it became unstable and eventually sank, leading to the deaths of 844 people. by Sebastianlim
No, 844 passengers and 4 crew members died, compared to 1,490-1,635 (including crew) on the titanic The reason why the numbers on the titanic range so much is because of various record keeping errors and people traveling under aliases being counted twice
Sir_DeChunk t1_j0m0bfq wrote
My numbers say 817 passengers, and 679 crew died, for a total of 1496 people on the Titanic. This counts the Guarantee group (people like Thomas Andrews) and the musicians as passengers.
herbw t1_j0msl4b wrote
Titanic was a far larger passenger ship, so course there were more losses on the Titanic.
If a buss crashes there are often way more casualties, than if a single car crashes.
These statistical facts are muy mysterioso to many.
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