Quoting Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm sure the captain didn't see it as a choice between colliding head > on or in a glancing blow. He surely saw it as a choice between > colliding (if he didn't change course) and not colliding (if he did).
The Captain didn't make the choice at all - he wasn't on the bridge at the time when the iceberg was finally spotted! It was First Office William Murdoch who gave the order to turn 'hard a starboard' (which actually meant a turn to port) and rang down for full astern. Whilst with the benefit of hindsight it may not have been the best maneouvre under the circumstances, when confronted with a bl**dy great iceberg dead ahead it would be the obvious thing to do - hit the brakes and turn away as hard as possible. Bru
