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Titanic Narrative Emerges From Titan I Sinking
Charles W. Lehtoller, second officer and senior officer aboard the Titanic, provides a detailed account of events before and during the sinking. He discusses lifeboat use, captain Rostron’s actions, and the ship’s southern route with warnings about the Carpathia and Olympic messages. He notes alarms about the novelty of lifeboat practices and the uncertain survival chances as the vessel went down.
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Toston Wald Cine
British Board of Trade
Peraously
Pressel
Moderminer
Ar. Tomas
Carpathl
Rostron
Carpathia
United States
Olympic
Major Bull
Chester
New York
Charles W. Lehtoller