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  1. Back in 1912, lifeboats weren't seen as lifesavers, but rather to transport people from a distressed ship to a rescue ship. This is why they didn't think it was necessary to have enough lifeboats for everyone aboard the ship. J Bruce Ismay had ordered extra lfieboats be removed because he though the deck look to cluttered
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  2. Due to the emancipation holiday in Washington DC, taxes are not due until Mon, April 18, 2016
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  3.  @jean.scuissiato  I wasn't sure about that, but a documentary showed him approving the removal of extra lifeboats
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  4. Also, the British Board of Trade failed to update the lifeboat laws as ships grew bigger. They measured the number of lifeboats based on the gross tonnage not the number of passengers
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