Another latent error was in providing only one radio channel on the ship.

In 1912, radio was just coming into use, and the radio operator, Mr. Phillips, was busy sending out personal messages from the first class passengers who were bragging about being on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.

At the same time, ships in the area were sending in warnings to the Titanic about ice fields ahead of them. Mr. Phillips actually told ships to stop transmitting iceberg warnings because he had important messages to send from his first class passengers.