https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/06/23/the-titanic-disaster-led-to-a-rethink-of-international-regulations-titan-may-have-a-similar-legacy/ > After RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, governments on both sides of the ocean took a hard look at whether more could have been done to protect the some 2,200 people aboard, including the more than 1,500 who died. > The result was the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Passed in 1914, its framework stands to this day, with many of its rules directly evolving from the Titanic tragedy.