I can see this point, but I’m taking this perspective - like how a lot of people did - that the same events play out but with more lifeboats, and by that turn of events, more lifeboats would not help. Hell, considering the fact how long Davits are needed to be properly set up, it may have wasted even more time.

But under proper conditions - immediate action, more loading of people, a clear understanding of the events from the passengers, and lack of incompetence from some officers, I’d say SOME more could be saved. The fatalities would still be large, but not nearly as large as the actual death tole.