Chin: A new study suggests that the belief that women and children are first to be saved when ships sink is largely a myth, the BBC reported. Analysis of survivors from 18 maritime disasters shows that women have a distinct survival disadvantage, say researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. The report says captains and crew have a significantly higher survival rate. The Titanic disaster, which occurred 100 years ago this week, was a rare exception because the captain threatened to shoot those who disobeyed, the reports concludes., Source: Chin.org.cn
Women not saved first in ship disasters
Chin: A new study suggests that the belief that women and children are first to be saved when ships sink is largely a myth, the BBC reported. Analysis of survivors from 18 maritime disasters shows that women have a distinct survival disadvantage, say researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden. The report says captains and crew have a significantly higher survival rate. The Titanic disaster, which occurred 100 years ago this week, was a rare exception because the captain threatened to shoot those who disobeyed, the reports concludes., Source: Chin.org.cn