Tightly constructed telling of the night the Titanic sank, using testimony and reporting to show both the human experience and the systems failures that contributed to that night. I didn't know that this was the first time that SOS had been used as a distress signal vs the previous code. I didn't realize all the changes that resulted from the Titanic disaster: 24-hour electronic communication requirements, increase in lifeboats on ship, and even where ships can navigate in order to avoid ice. The book also explores how classicism led to both whose lives were prioritized during the event, as well as how the event was covered in the aftermath.  People were like, sounds like people did everything they could during the evacuation. Hahahaha no! The themes could have been garbled but the writer clearly sifts them out. Reads like a thriller. Picked it up after hearing an interview with Adam Higgenbotham, author of Challenger, recommend it. He said if you haven't read it, stop what you're doing and go read it. That's what I basically did and now I understand why people became obsessed by the Titanic.