murdock was only doing what he thought was safe as in the 19 centuary ship captains and officers were to steam as fast throw a ice field as the longer your in side a ice field the more danger you are in the quicker you get out the shorter your vessel is in danger.
1st officer macmaster murdock was only using the ic berg as an apex in which he was trying to reverse the titanic round the iceberg but using a 46,000 ton ocean liner dosent turn on a dime andaswell by reversing the engines the central purpelor cant be reveresed so murdock counciled out the turn with the prop wash from the shaft by full astern to port and reversing the engines. murdock deserves credit like the captain and secound in commmand