The Titanic was said to be doomed from the start. It was only out at sea for four days and it had sunk after hitting an iceberg in the mid Atlantic Ocean. There was an engineering problem that caused the Titanic to sink when it hit the iceberg. One is the watertight bulkheads. An engineering mistake that was a big cause of the sinking of the ship, was the design of the ‘watertight’ compartments that were located in the hull of the boat. There were 16 compartments that were supposed to seal, in the chance of water intake onto the Titanic. However, these compartments were not sealed and the walls between them did not connect with the ceiling. Therefore, if a sufficient amount of water was filled into the compartment, the water would flow over the wall and begin to fill the adjacent compartment. Unfortunately, the portion of the hull that was damaged by the iceberg filled with water quickly and tipped the bow forward, and water filled the other compartments. This design was not watertight, and the engineers/designers made clear assumptions of the amount of water they predicted would enter the hull. Because the water spilled over the walls, the compartments all filled and the ship was no longer able to remain afloat. Some engineering safety precautions weren't made. The original design of the Titanic had two rows of lifeboats, enough for every passenger on the ship. However, one row was removed in order to improve the appeal of the ship. This decision supported the concept of the ‘unsinkable ship’ and the designer should not have approved this change that directly lead to the death of many passengers. Because of both of these flaws about 1,500 people had died.