That it would be impossible for crew members to be able to load more than sixteen boats in the event of a disaster.That the provision of lifeboats should be a matter for the ship owners to consider. Sir Alfred gave a number of reasons for this (question 22875):ĭue to advancements that had been made in shipbuilding it was not necessary for boats to carry more lifeboats.vThe latest boats were stronger than ever and had watertight compartments making them unlikely to require lifeboats at all.vSea routes used were well-travelled meaning that the likelihood of a collision was minimal.vThe latest boats were fitted with wireless technology. Oceanic crew members had reportedly tried to sink the raft with little to no success, they then towed it back to the ship, where they buried the bodies at sea and taking the raft itself to New York where it would be placed at Pier 59, along with the other lifeboats.At the British Inquiry into the Titanic disaster Sir Alfred Chalmers of the Board of Trade was asked why regulations governing the number of lifeboats required on passenger ships had not been updated since 1896. On May 13th 1912, nearly a month after the disaster, White Star Line streamer RMS Oceanic, during a westbound crossing had found Collapsible A adrift in the ocean near the Bermudas, which still contained the three bodies, in a rotting state. Lowe decided not to bring them aboard, Collapsible A was left adrift in the ocean along with Beattie and the others bodies. Two of them later being identified as first class passenger Thomson Beattie and third class passenger Arthur O’Keefe. ![]() There were three dead bodies left on the raft when Collapsible A survivors were rescued. With Abbott being the only female survivor, as reported by Arthur John Bright who was on Collapsible D which was being towed by Lifeboat 14, the remaining people of the raft were singing during the night, possibly waiting for their potential death. Around 14 out of the original 30 occupants were still alive by that time. By the time Collapsible A was rescued by Lifeboat 14 and Collapsible D. ![]() As it floated off, he fearfully turned his head towards Edvard but Edvard had already succumbed to hypothermia a few minutes earlier.īetween 3:30-4:30AM, several passengers and crew had perished onboard, and have either been thrown off or left onboard. He also recalled witnessing Elin Lindell fall out of the boat having died, as he reached out to grab and hold on to the corpse, weakened by frost-bites and coldness, Wennerström let go of the body. The only exercise we got was when someone gave up hope and died, whom we immediately threw overboard to give the live ones a little more space and at the same time lighten the weight of the boat.” If we wanted to know if we still had legs (or any other part) left, we had to feel down in the water with our hand. Around 17 to 25 people had climbed into the boat by the time it had completely washed off the Titanic, including passengers Thomson Beattie, Rhoda Mary Abbott and Arthur O’Keefe, they continued to ward-off nearby swimmers in the water, as many in the boat had perished due to the raft being partially filled with the icy water.Ĭollapsible A survivor August Edvard “Wennerström” Andersson recalled about the night on raft. With the sides not raised it was soon awash with icy seawater, being half-submerged. In the chaos, many passengers had fallen off and had not been able to get back on. The raft washed off the ship at around 2:07 AM, with around 20 - 30 passengers on board fighting for their lives, to get as far from the ship as possible. ![]() When half the raft was already underwater, it suddenly sprang up causing everybody in the boat to be thrown off into the sea. Moody earlier suggested letting the raft drift off, however Murdoch denied the suggestion, as water began rushing the deck where Collapsible A was, the crew and a few passengers carrying pocket knifes began cutting the ropes to the raft. ![]() The crew tied the raft to the davits of boats 1 and C, without raising the canvas sides of the raft. As oars were set up and stationed to be used as make-shift ramps for it, Collapsible A slid off the roof, breaking the oars and landing sliding down the deck by a meter. Around 2:00 AM after Collapsible C had been lowered from the starboard side more than 10 minutes earlier, around 50 people were gathered around the officer’s quarters awaiting the launch of the boat.
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