SOLAS stands for Safety of Life at Sea, ... in London spurred by the Titanic’s sinking 17 months earlier. ... the United Nations agency that administers the current convention, SOLAS 1974, ...

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.

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.

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.

The Titanic's demise led to the first International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea in London in 1913, with the original treaty going into effect on January 20, 1914.

Agencies Formed and Protocol Set – The first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convened Nov. 12, 1913 in response to the Titanic disaster. A treaty was signed by the ...

In London on Jan. 20, 1914, just shy of two years since the RMS Titanic was lost in the North Atlantic, an international convention produced an agreement to provide uniform rules for the “Safety ...

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.

The Titanic's demise led to the first International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea in London in 1913, with the original treaty going into effect on January 20, 1914.

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — 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 ...