RMS - Titanic, April 15 2012.

RMS - Titanic, April 15, 2012.

At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, The British Ocean Liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The Massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and a half hours before.

The Titanic is a symbol that reminds us who work in the maritime industry to practice with due diligence to the existing maritime regulations to do not repeat this unfortunate mistake where more than 1500 lives were killed.

Although it is a date that commemorates one of the most biggest misfortunes in the maritime field, it is also necessary to recognize that after such an unpleasant tragedy the maritime world learned a great lesson which led to the adoption of new safety measures for the construction and operation of marine vessels.

On January 20, 1914, 15 nations came together with the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in the United Kingdom, initiating one of the most important treaties for merchant Ships.

Years after, the SOLAS convention was adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), this is a dependent organization from the United Nations, and to date they have 174 state members responsible for the execution of these rules to comply with the safety and protection of human life at sea.