The central idea of this passage is:
**The Titanic ignored all warning signs of danger.**
The day of the accident, several ships sent warnings to the Titanic to warn her of dangerous ice on her path. The Baltic warned her three times: once at noon, once at 5 pm, and once again right before the accident occurred. The Californian signaled to the Titanic to be careful of the imminent danger, but the operator quickly dismissed the warning. The steamship, Amerika, relayed a message through the Titanic that they had passed two large icebergs. Data has shown that at the time of the accident, the Titanic was moving at its highest speed of 24 1/2 miles per hour.
The path the Titanic took was known by sailors as a dangerous course this time of year. A strong current, known as the Labrador, was known to bring massive icebergs across the path. These icebergs were so big that they would have been easily noticeable if it weren't for fog. The lookout for the Titanic testified that he had asked for glasses so that he could see threats to the ship better, but he was denied access to them. He said if he had been given the glasses, he could've seen the almost 200-foot iceberg in the Titanic's path, and he could've alerted the captain to get out of the way.
What is the central idea of this passage?
Danger was unavoidable, and the ship was moving at its slowest speed.
Icebergs are a rare danger to naval vessels.
The captain of the ship lost his glasses and could not replace them.
The Titanic ignored all warning signs of danger.
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