re: #2 jamesfirecat

I feel sorry for Inglis, he’s trying to bail water out of a boat that other people insist will take care of itself once they drill a few more holes in the hull the water will naturally flow out them on its own…

Inglis is the wireless operator telegraphing the Titanic about icebergs ahead. Try as he might, there’s no way his message will get through the thick skulls at the other end in time to do any good.