All this " Titanic steel was too brittle..." is a bunch of horse dung. Yes, they didn't have the steel tests like todays, but Titanic's steel was the best at that time.

Have you noticed WHERE they get the Titanic steel for these tests?

Not from a warehouse, but ---

RIGHT!! The bottom of the ocean!

Now, tell me, after almost a hundred years on the ocean floor, do you think that their steel analysis might be flawed?

Is Titanic's steel brittle NOW? Yes, it is.

Is Titanic's steel brittle THEN (1912)? No, it wasn't.

As for safety, you can blame the (really) outdated regulations for Titanic's lifeboat shortage, ect., and of course, the human factor can be added to the mix.

It's known that the lifeboat drill, which was scheduled for Sunday, was cancelled by Captain Smith, for reasons unkown (at least, me anyway).