After reading "Unsinkable," I've learned more than any other medium regarding the Titanic's sinking. Two boards of inquiry were conducted which, to my understanding, both were unable to directly blame any one circumstance or fault. A quantity of several issues including the Board of Trades inadequate requirement for sufficient life boats, Mr Ismays mere presence fostering the company representatives to "push harder," the lack of attention to ice berg warnings, no 24-hour marconi operation and the insufficient actions on part of the California even though she was close aboard. Were those lives given in vain? I don't think so as many of the maritime laws of today were the direct result of Titanic's sinking.