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The Odyssey of Titanic's Lifeboat No. 2

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Relive the saga of Titanic’s Boat No. 2 from beginning to end with the authors of On A Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic, Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton, and Bill Wormstedt. This is the first in a planned series of micro-analyses of various aspects of the Titanic disaster that we plan to collaborate on, so please stay tuned for the next episode in our documentary series.
Lifeboat No. 2 was Titanic's port side emergency boat, located just aft of the bridge wing. It was usually kept on-the-ready in case the ship's crew needed to quickly launch a boat, such as for rescuing somebody who fell over, but ironically it was one of the last boats launched on the night of the sinking. Captain Smith himself assigned Fourth Officer Boxhall to the boat, who and the boat was lowered away as the forward section of the ship was going under.
As he rowed away from the ship, Captain Smith called out to Boat No. 2, among other boats then nearby, with orders to move to the ship's starboard side and retrieve additional passengers. Officer Boxhall’s Boat No. 2 was the only boat to comply with these orders, rowing precariously around the sinking ship's stern and propellers, then making a quick dash to safety as the ship began to plunge. Boat No. 2 was the first boat picked up by Carpathia, and it was Officer Boxhall who delivered the formal confirmation to her Captain and officer corps that Titanic had foundered.
This video features CGI from our real-time sinking animation we produced for this last (2021) anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Our goal in making the animation was for it to be the most authentic sinking animation to date.
You can find that animation here: • Titanic REAL TIME SINK...
And a narrated livestream of it here: • Titanic 109 - ON A SEA...

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@PartTimeExplorer 3 года назад

RU-vid really wrecks darker videos with compression. Watch this in 4K if you can, and that should make things better!

@foxstarline4997 3 года назад

Dude....nice Stach!!!!

@pedrorodriguezmartin 3 года назад

Magnífico video ¿ Podrías hacer algo especial Sobre el SS " ANTONIA GRAZA " El trasatlántico de la película Del 2002 " GHOST SHIP " ?

@therealjackkennedy 3 года назад

Tom you really outdid yourself

@PartTimeExplorer 3 года назад

@@therealjackkennedy Thanks! But this wouldn't have been possible without the rest of the team on this.

@therealjackkennedy 3 года назад

Thank you I wish they kept the scene in the titanic movie where CaptainSmith calls to the boat

@TheBrister 3 года назад

A deep dive into lifeboat 7 would no doubt also be very interesting. The first lifeboat launched. They would have been watching the sinking for the longest period of time from a distance. They would have been some of the first passengers that realized the ship was in trouble. They would have gone from a bunch of cranky people annoyed that they were being loaded into a lifeboat in the middle of the night, to realizing the ship was genuinely sinking, to watching the chaos.

@samanthab1923 3 года назад

Any idea who was in number 7?

@TheBrister 3 года назад

@@samanthab1923 there is a passenger list of who was on that boat, yes. Not really a who's who of Titanic passengers. But being the first lifeboat in the water I'd think there's an interesting story there.

@samanthab1923 3 года назад

Jeff Brister Interesting. Thanks

@piratesswoop725 3 года назад

@@samanthab1923 Dorothy Gibson was probably one of the most prominent occupants. She started in the first film about the Titanic.

@FanaticForFanta 3 года назад

Eva Hart and her mother were on it. She tells great story about it if you want to watch her interviews

@VexaS1n Год назад

Hearing that recreation of Capt.Smith ordering the boats to come back is so chilling. It must have been incredibly desperating for him to see how the boats didn't follow his orders. RIP Capt. Smith.

@elisabetta611 Год назад

There's a deleted scene of the Cameron movie showing that and it's soul crushing.

@marniekilbourne608 Год назад

It seems like the Captain should have done drills with the crew to practice lowering the lifeboats and to specifically drive home the obvious point that NONE should be launched not full or even or a over if the boat could hold them. Being crowded is hardly a big deal if it means more people lived.

@r8chlletters Год назад

@@marniekilbourne608there was supposed to be a drill but the captain cancelled it. This added to the confusion and mayhem.

@morganmoore26 Год назад

ITS THE CAPTAIN'S FAULT

@season2866 Год назад

@@marniekilbourne608 I doubt they had any idea the lifeboats would even be used, let alone have those issues to deal with. This was the safest ship in the world remember. So they thought.

@robertmeyerriecks4065 3 года назад

Both my great grandparents were saved in lifeboat no.7 they were traveling in 1st class and returning from their honeymoon.

@DerpyPossum 2 года назад

do you by any chance know their names?

@donnix1192 2 года назад

Names? My great grandfather Albert Horswill was a crewman that was in the other emergency lifeboat, number one, with the Duff Gordons.

@tragedy224 Год назад

That’s amazing

@jhonsmith6614 Год назад

I was in the same lifeboat I fell into the life raft while doing a jitterbug dance on the deck I broke my ankle on the fall and captain smith gave it a rub that was the last time I seen him😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

@AusDenBergen Год назад

@@jhonsmith6614 same. I accidently fell into the boat in the process of pushing women and children overboard.

@ericmorang3903 3 года назад

Just when you think Titanic's story's been told...here comes another chapter of that unforgettable tale.

@zeus28frenzy 3 года назад

Osean dog. Ustio forever

@connorredshaw7994 3 года назад

Eric Morang even 109 years later she still has plenty of story's to tell .

@theoutlawcodysmith2608 3 года назад

Nice Osean flag pic

@harryballsagna4549 3 года назад

@@zeus28frenzy Ustio and Osea were allies you dingbat. Belka did nothing wrong.

@keithpatip6011 3 года назад

@@connorredshaw7994 .

@TheBrister 3 года назад

21:56 Wow. I've never read this story about the people in the water getting a false sense of hope from one of Boxhalls flares. How terribly tragic.

@greghartshorne6621 2 года назад

Honestly, that’s pretty fucking heartbreaking. The fact that their screams grew louder.... goddamn I can’t even imagine

@dan_38 2 года назад

I don't think it just got louder by the people yelling for help. No doubt that seeing the flares mean that many may have tried to swim to the light, thinking there was a larger ship there,and yelling for help at the same time, but the cold got to them first before they got to Boxhall's lifeboat and realized the error. The flares, in a sense, may have acted as moths to a zapper.

@jonathanp89 2 года назад

Boxhall's flares ultimately saved the lives of all those in the boats by attracting the attention of the Carpathia (the ship that picked up the survivors) I know how harrowing that false sense of hope must be, but at least the same flares saved 700-800 people.

@Maniac61675 2 года назад

@@jonathanp89 712 people is the exact number.

@jonathanp89 2 года назад

@@Maniac61675 Thanks

@beneddiected Год назад

What I found especially informative was Boxhall and Rostron's convo at the end. This is my first time learning about it and man it's so heart wrenching :(

@SaroShow 5 месяцев назад

Hello, it's your name meaning that you're addict to Benedectine Liqueur?

@beneddiected 5 месяцев назад

@@SaroShow no it’s a reference to Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne. Two actors I really like

@SaroShow 5 месяцев назад

@@beneddiected ok thnks, im a bar tender so I thought about the liqueur, Its really good 😅🍹

@beneddiected 5 месяцев назад

@@SaroShow hahah. It’s understandable 👍🏼

@robinwells8879 2 года назад

Splendid documentary that was emotionally charged without being the least bit theatrical. Hearing the voice of Boxall was truly remarkable. One can only imagine the psychological scars.

@chrishood2793 3 года назад

This is exactly how I imagined the Titanic broke apart and nobody has simulated this until now. This reminds me of Ken Marschall's painting of the breakup.

@CrystalMouse1 3 года назад

Yes! Plus the debris on the sea floor suggests this too

@p.oinonen6706 2 года назад

The 'emergency boats' were cutters. Returning to the wreck site after marshalling boats and transferring passengers, Fifth Officer Lowe raised the sail and tacked back toward the disaster zone. Few living persons were recovered but it was a beautiful try. Lowe himself admitted that he waited too long to return, underestimating the fatal power of 28 degree water.

@beserker1912 Год назад

I don't believe there was much of a chance for him to actually get back to save more, his boat was so far away

@patriciaalvareztostado8170 Год назад

@@beserker1912 If every boat close would have come back, they could have save maybe 10 more, an in this case every passenger more that could be save, imagine what that would mean to their families.

@maxnash8450 7 месяцев назад

I believe Quartermaster Perkis also rowed back on boat 4. He picked up several people if I’m not mistaken. Truly an unsung hero.

@MHGdeO 3 года назад

I hope you'll make a series out of this. I'm absolutely flabbergasted with these facts and the storytelling is just..... Exquisite on a whole different level.

@bethanyjoy9344 3 года назад

Agreed

@kennywowie 2 года назад

well then, now that you are a Linsky(sp?) fan you MUST watch his real time sinking of the Atlantic. More dramatic than Titanic.

@KiwiKiwf 3 года назад

Out of all the lifeboats, i think Lifeboat 2 really had the most dramatic moments, it was so close to the ship during the sinking since they still rounded the stern area around 2AM, and really amazes me what they could have seen, like the break up and the final moments, i wonder till this day what it could be like on that Lifeboat during that time, and this video just gives you everything, nice video!

@beserker1912 3 года назад

Collapsible D would like a word. A and B for that matter

@KiwiKiwf 3 года назад

@@beserker1912 i know, but speaking for how they round the ship is want i want to point out, like they came back for it on the last minutes.

@funbricks1 Год назад

All the lifeboats had dramatic moments - Lifeboat 5's falls being lowered too quickly and slanting to one side, Collapsible C scraping against the hull, Lifeboat 11 lowering into the pump discharge and flooding, Lifeboat 13 nearly being crushed by 15, Lifeboat 14 nearly being overtaken by people on A-Deck, and Lowe having to fire his gun into the air, Lifeboat 16 lowering to the second class promenade to load, Collapsible D being the last lifeboat to launch and only feet from the water when it was lowered, with three men jumping aboard, Lifeboat 4 being lowered to A Deck and abandoned until the water was one deck below, with rich and famous women climbing in through the windows, Lifeboat 6 with Molly Brown and only one sailor aboard, and the "I'm in charge of this boat madam NOW ROW" with Hitchens, Lifeboat 8 with it's "let's row 3 miles" idea, and Lifeboat 10 with the woman falling between the lifeboat and the ship. And of course Collapsible B (upside down, swimmers clambering onto it's back) and Collapsible A (half-flooded, swimmers climbed on)

@tundrawomansays694 Год назад

@@funbricks1 wow, you’re really knowledgeable. Thanks so much for sharing. Best wishes :-)

@jrwizz Год назад

Can u imagine if the boat would ha e been near the break when it broke? It would have sucked the boat right back into the wreck. Just thinking about that is a nightmare

@plusplusplusplusp 2 года назад

At 8:45 I had a sudden sense of unease - unease at being in a small open boat in the middle of a pitch-black, freezing ocean. Yes the sea was calm, but that was an extremely rare calm. By morning, the sea was back to normal waves. Everyone would have known they wouldn't stand a chance in the rough seas the unpredictable North Atlantic could present at any time. I could suddenly imagine how scary it would be to leave the ship, and row away into the unknown with no food, seeing your 'safety', the big warm Titanic, sinking and soon to leave you alone in the sea.

@fmyoung 3 месяца назад

Friend of mine told me they were super-lucky to have that calm sea until the Carpathia came

@Tommy-with-a-T 3 года назад

You guys should totally show the final break up and plunge from each lifeboat so we could actually see what angle and what point of break up the people actually saw. After reading the stories it would be interesting to see from their point of view. Just an idea, I think it would be interesting.

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

We've already considered this, it's a good idea actually. :)

@Tommy-with-a-T 3 года назад

@@bruceismay5440 I have seen it but I think this version will be a more detailed look.

@mikebrice7255 3 года назад

Fascinating! I had a customer whose father was on board the Carpathia that night. He was only 5 years old but distinctly remembered picking up the survivors !

@fmyoung 3 месяца назад

You had a customer whose father was on board the Carpathia that night ....

@tdudleyward 3 года назад

Thank you for a very interesting documentary! I have reseached Mahala Douglas closely, and have some extra bits information you might find curious: Mrs. Douglas' niece, Ellen Douglas Williamson, in her book "When We Went First Class" remembered: "Mahala said her lifeboat was near enough even to hear things like china crashing as well as deeper rumbles of all the machinery." On-board the lifeboat Mrs Douglas ended up operating the tiller; Boxhall said: "There was a lady there whom I asked to steer the boat according to my orders. I asked her to pull the tiller toward her or away. Mrs. Douglas, and she assisted me greatly in doing that." (US Inquiry) After the disaster and the loss of her husband (who she loved dearly) she enjoyed a very colorful life, regaling such people as Walt Disney, Alice Toklas, Gertrude Stein, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Frank Knox and Frank Kellogg with stories of her survival of the sinking and extensive travels. I suggest checking out her Encyclopedia Titanica biography. A very fascinating person.

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

Thanks for your message, Tina!

@tadfitch3294 3 года назад

Thank you Tina!

@defwebsolutions 3 года назад

Dude, your ability to tell a story still astounds me. I was captivated the entire time. This is a huge addition to the history of Titanic.

@pjflintstone9310 3 года назад

Referring to someone as "Dude" is crass and shows your immaturity. Please grow up and maybe people will start taking you seriously.

@jackspital 2 года назад

@@pjflintstone9310 okay then

@TheKeeperMadz Год назад

@@pjflintstone9310 he could have said "bruh". Lighten up a bit eh.

@Skorpio1121 Год назад

⁠@@pjflintstone9310giving unsolicited and destructive criticism shows your rudeness. Please grow up and try some tact, then maybe people will take YOU seriously.

@AndyHappyGuy 3 года назад

Wow, after watching this, Titanic seems more real in way. Its hard to imagine an event that happened 109 years ago, but its easier to imagine with videos like these. Thanks a lot for making these videos tom, I really appreciate it.

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

Thank you so much, Andy!

@erynlasgalen1949 3 года назад

I've been a Titanic buff since the age of ten, when I saw A Night to Remember and then got the book, followed by an extensive library. At this point, it plays out in my head and appears in dreams.

@kennywowie 2 года назад

@@erynlasgalen1949 yeah, about the same for me. Probably a past life experience. I had very specific things come up that shocked me when I had a regression about 30 years ago, nothing I had read. The naysayers can say hooey but they haven't experienced these things the way some of us have, so, hooey back on naysayers anonymous. For instance, when I saw Cameron's atrocity, I was laughing my way through it while naturally admiring the ship and settings when all the sudden, during THAT scene where someone looks down the stairwell and sees a fast-rising green water level, I burst into pretty much constant sobbing at that point. Not scientific proof that some require but once again, hooey on them. Something's going on there.

@kennywowie 2 года назад

@@jonathanp89 Bull crap. He is constantly thanking others involved. Make something else up so we can laugh at you.

@silvertbird1 Год назад

Everything related to the sinking is tragic, but in particular it’s difficult to accept that hundreds needlessly perished and could have been saved had the lifeboats been filled to capacity. Hearing Boxhall’s first-hand account to Captain Rostron was a surprisingly emotional experience.

@Adenn 2 года назад

The voice over of the captain calling the lifeboats was so damn eerie for me

@ladymahler4978 3 года назад

Having been on the SS Norway as a crew member when the boiler exploded last, the chaos and emotions running through everyone and the things I saw in crew areas. I can’t imagine hearing the cries for help. I don’t think I could live with myself knowing there was room for more people in a lifeboat.

@erynlasgalen1949 3 года назад

As Lightoller pointed out, floating capacity is different from lowering capacity, and the officers had not been told of the tests that had been done. Passengers were not eager to leave the 'unsinkable ship in the beginning and the ship was the size of two city blocks. Often there were truly no passengers near when the boats came to be lowered. Light older was doing the full Birkenhead protocol of women and children only, even having an argument with Ryerson about his thirteen year old son being allowed to board. I don't know if he ever came to regret it. Survivor guilt is a bitch, but you go on living.

@tomriley5790 2 года назад

@@erynlasgalen1949 I'm sure he did regret it, however the situation with the boats was a disaster waiting to happen (and infact it had happened before with other liners lost with all hands) it's actually quite horrendous how long it took to sort out the SOLAS regs.

@karelvandam7274 2 года назад

the Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats she was carrying 3000 passengers but not enough lifeboats to save all the people and when she went down its known that some of the lifeboats were on half full or had only 4 or 5 people in it.

@Phil-ey6yh 2 года назад

Even if someone had a packed lifeboat and knew there was literally nothing more they could have done, the tragedy of all this would fill anyone with regret

@lisamac8503 2 года назад

I do not think anyone knows how they will truly behave in a disaster such as this What is said when all is calm is different then when you say when you see your life is about to end

@sirridesalot6652 2 года назад

WOW! What a fantastically informative and riveting video. I have paddled an Inuit (Eskimo) style kayak on Lake Ontario on a moonless night when the water was millpond smooth. If you just stop it can get very disorienting very quickly as you can NOT tell where the sky ends and the water begins. There is no horizon line. You can quickly become so disoriented that you feel as though you are floating in the air. Some people who've experienced such conditions, actually tip their kayak over because they're totally disoriented as to what's up or down. I do wonder if those in any of the lifeboats that night experienced that same sense of disorientation.

@smithusa321 Год назад

This is a terrifying visual 😳 makes me feel disoriented just imagining it

@Dragan3rd 3 года назад

I loved this, I always just assumed that every lifeboat rowed away from the ship as soon as they could and that they all either ignored or didn't hear Captain Smith's order to return. Hoping you consider doing a lifeboat series, covering each of the Titanic's lifeboats individually and each of the boats' stories. Something like that would be extremely interesting, we all know the story of the Titanic, but what about the stories of her lifeboats?

@ismayb754 Год назад

I agree, I always thought this is something that hasn't been covered enough. Not so much the factual information (like the timings and the lifeboat numbers, who was in what boat etc) but more the personal, emotional accounts of what the people in the lifeboats went through until the Carpathia arrived.

@augustoperes7333 2 года назад

The view that the people on the boat had of the ship's hull was both beautiful and frightening at the same time.

@ZombieSazza Год назад

I’ve actually visited Hichens grave! He’s buried at Trinity Cemetery in Aberdeen (Scotland), he was in a paupers grave until his family were able to identify his grave a few generations later, so he was only reburied with a proper gravestone a few years ago, by his Great-Granddaughter. After the Titanic he dealt with lots of shame and was seen as unlucky at sea, he was described as “the man who sunk the titanic” and called a coward for refusing to turn Lifeboat 6 around to rescue more passengers, these stuck with him for life.

@HI-ty6kv Год назад

He deserves his shame in this life and the next

@patriciaalvareztostado8170 Год назад

He deserve part of it, because he hear the Capitan, but sometimes these events heroes and "villains" can appear, some become brave and those who out of fear only think of saving themselves

@betrayal6231 2 года назад

The difference between Mr Kink and the other guy was that Kink did it for his family not his money. And he waited until the end to sneak on when it was already going to be launched undermanned. And he was the one on main oars in a boat that made somewhat of an attempt to save people and the boat that alerted the Carpathia

@jamie-r2034 2 года назад

It's crazy to know that within the big story of the titanic, there are so many other stories that happened within that night - such as the men who gave their lives to keep the lights on

@orrshena84 2 года назад

It's such a sharp reality. I had no idea passengers and crew hadn't taken the sinking of Titanic seriously... My God! So many more lives could have been saved.

@fmyoung 4 месяца назад

And, because of a coal strike in Britain at the time and because April was still off-season, the Titanic was only two-thirds full. So, how much worse could it all have been if she'd been fully booked....

@erictaylor5462 3 года назад

Judging distance is extremely difficult when there are few common objects in view, at night, at sea,, and on water. With all these factors in play at once, it would be utterly impossible to know how far away they actually were. Several factors come into play when you try to judge how far away something might be. Air clarity, the apparent size of objects in your field of view, and light levels all play important rolls in your judgment. If you have ever been to a desert, objects look much closer than they really are because the low humidity makes the air much clearer. The astronauts on the moon had the same issue.

@NikkiChan92 3 года назад

This is a very informative video on the events surrounding lifeboat #2 and a excellent start to a new series of videos. Great work J.Kent Layton, Tom, Levi, Mike, and the rest of the On a Sea of Glass authors. I also enjoyed the additional shots from the animation that weren't in the final cut of the published video!

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

Thank you, Nikki!

@tadfitch3294 3 года назад

Thanks!

@njaneardude 3 года назад

Honestly I’m a bit over-Titaniced, but this looked interesting. I’m glad I did! Very well done, very professional. Really enjoyed it.

@DerpyPossum 2 года назад

there’s no such thing as being “over-Titaniced” imo ;)

@StephanieElizabethMann Год назад

Thank you for your presentation. I met and spoke briefly with a man who said he had survived the Titanic sinking. He was in a nursing home and the nurses coroberated his story. It's only today nearly 40 years ago that I can grasp a little more of the nightmare that this event must have been.

@entronics 3 года назад

It's nice to see you guys focusing on specifics like this. There is another RU-vidr who does this as well: Historic Travels. It appears the he cares about researching the history of Titanic just as much as you guys. Would be awesome for you guys to collaborate. Keep up the good work!

@nikolasdaughtrey8326 3 года назад

I appreciate the Historic Travels channel. I also don’t think it’s fair to judge him like he was but that’s just my opinion. I respectfully disagree with the person above me.

@AndyHappyGuy 3 года назад

@@cesarlunakimbobby3041 I mean, instead or ridiculing him, go teach him or something.

@sbphillips177 3 года назад

@@cesarlunakimbobby3041Really? he gets his info from the notorious "On a Sea of Glass"..so then that book is Bs I guess ha?

@sbphillips177 3 года назад

Historic Travels gets his info from the novel On a Sea of Glass, so I guess that's a bogus novel then ha?

@entronics 3 года назад

@@cesarlunakimbobby3041 Just curious, why?

@kateellarobertaclarksworld3534 3 года назад

I really enjoyed watching this. I'm a massive fan of titanic.

@HistoricTravels 3 года назад

Great Video Tom! Well done!

@Mr.Scootini 3 года назад

I think it’s just crazy how over 100yrs later we are still finding more about the titanic. Just imagine those who perished would have thought, to know that over 100yrs later, we still remember them.....

@CircleJunctionCourier 3 года назад

Chief Officer Wilde has always been the most intriguing of Titanic's officers to me.

@fmyoung 4 месяца назад

No one seems to know much about him he's once been called "the enigma of the night" It is believed that he might've been the one who took his life that night.

@carter2.005 2 года назад

I feel bad for Boxhall you can tell it hit him hard and felt as if he failed his passengers when he tells Rostron what happened

@hallamhal 2 года назад

It's crazy to think that Lifeboat 1 could have left with all the people on Lifeboat 2 on board, and still had space for a few more people

@pbhoulden8212 Год назад

It's so sad and frustrating to think about how many people just missed getting onto lifeboats. Many of the boats were lowered with the belief they could stop at A deck and more people could board but so many people were confused and didn't know where to go, so there were huge crowds left helpless at spots where boats had already launched and lowered, and so few at the spots where boats actually were. Or in some cases a lot of folks didn't really grasp how serious the situation was until it was too late.

@ottomatic6432 2 года назад

19:34 Look closely at the edge of the breakup. You can actually see the "big piece" fly out the side.

@DerpyPossum 2 года назад

attention to detail at it’s finest.

@joaquinserrano-armas666 2 года назад

@@DerpyPossum you are everywhere

@DerpyPossum 2 года назад

@@joaquinserrano-armas666 Well, the fact that you would know that means that you, too, are everywhere. Greetings to you, brethren of the interwebs :)

@ronaldsmith6829 3 года назад

As I recall, the night Titanic sank there was no moon. Once the ship went down, there would have been very little light with which to judge distance or location. So no small wonder the officer in charge, Boxhall, was inaccurate to his location and where the other life boats were.

@kennywowie 2 года назад

yes, and a smooth "pond-like" ocean surface to add to the distance judgement.

@tomriley5790 2 года назад

Yes, on a moonless night with no electric lights the North Atlantic would have been a very dark place indeed.

@scum5 2 года назад

As you recall? Were you there?

@lifewithanintrovert3910 2 года назад

went looking for other lifeboat stories but I see this is your first one, hoping you have motivation to continue to create more content like this. very interesting.

@rebelbelle62 2 года назад

I never tire of hearing about what happened aboard the Titanic. But I never fail to feel so much sadness for those who died there that night. The tragedy is is just heart rending for me. RIP 🙏 poor souls.

@ezrhino1803 2 года назад

I ordered and just got done reading Charles Lightollers autobiography " Titanic and other ships" he gives a very detailed account of his service on Titanic and the sinking. Well written and a fascinating account of his life at sea. Men in those days were made of steel.....

@karenblaine7266 Год назад

Need to track it down and order copy for my husband. He’s been interested in him. Very interesting individual.

@donnix1192 2 года назад

My great grandfather Albert Horswill was on cutter lifeboat number one. Cosmo Duff Gordon was cruelly accused of bribing Albert and six other crewmen to avoid picking up passengers when it was merely a kind gesture to compensate the men for lost wages. Tom Lynskey has been very vocal in past videos and live-streams that this treatment of the lifeboat 1 occupants, especially the Duff Gordons, was unfair and mean spirited.

@sirrliv 3 года назад

Definitely hoping that a similar video is done specifically on the breakup. This version is a lot more violent than any I've seen before.

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

Yeah. That's because the breakup was FAR more violent and messy than is usually shown. The evidence is pretty clear on that. We're hoping to bring you more about the breakup.

@lynndeschambault1067 Год назад

Listening with earphones & the background sounds are so ominous. Very well done.

@rickkinki4624 3 года назад

Fascinating video! I'm so interested in all things Titanic! My sister-in-law had relatives aboard Titanic. In fact, in the film, when Jack climbed up to 1st Class and stole a coat, it was later stated that the coat belonged to a Mr. Ryerson. That was the name of my sister-in-law's relative. I believe her surviving relatives escaped on Lifeboat #4, which I believe is the one that was lowered very crookedly.

@PiXie232 2 года назад

Fascinating in-depth look at the tragic events that unfolded that night. I just discovered your channel and I’m thoroughly impressed by the amount of detail and research that goes into your videos. You’ve definitely got a new sub:)

@ELProductions 3 года назад

I very much enjoyed this micro-analysis can't wait for more!

@r8chlletters Год назад

This was a very fresh vantage to tell the titanic story, thank you.

@Jim.Caughta Год назад

Your videos are better than anything put about by the big networks. Amazing work!!!! Hopefully you're doing the livestream again on the 14th.

@JohnsBrownEyes 2 года назад

As Titanic month approaches, I’m excited at the possibility that we’ll get more instalments of this series!

@thechristiangamer7311 3 года назад

This is just so sad and just like horrifying to hear. I can’t imagine the PTSD these people must have had after this experience especially someone like Boxhall who deliberately decides not to pick up passengers and just let them die and hear their screams. Since they are afraid of be swamped and sunk in the life boat. The horror is just to much to even want to imagine.

@williamrogers7974 3 года назад

Those generations weren't weak, whiners like this day. They moved on, stuff happens. PTSD is so over-diagnosed, war veterans and violent crime survivors, everyone else just wants excuses

@skullsaintdead 3 года назад

@@williamrogers7974 That's a disgusting attitude, shame on you. That you should be so blessed to have never suffered trauma that has affected you profoundly and yet you use it as ammunition to dismiss others suffering. Appalling.

@cornbread233 3 года назад

collapsible B had people dying around them, trying to swamp the overturned boat but got rejected because it was already full, unlikely the other boats could have been swamped

@annaconigliaro2907 3 года назад

The white star company took advantage of the PTSD the victims had. They made the people sign contracts saying that they couldn't sue while mentally ill. The aftercare of the victims is appalling but that's how corporations run without regulations

@deejayimm 3 года назад

@@skullsaintdead people definitely dealt with more hardship back then, and thus would not be as susceptible to trauma as we are now, and PTSD is over diagnosed. It's not an attitude, they're facts. There are literally people diagnosed with PTSD after a breakup. I would say being on the Titanic and surviving would definitely be traumatic and stressful, and definitely would not be surprised if many of the survivors had PTSD. That being said, everything you lashed out at that person for was correct. The better off we get the weaker we become, it's just fact.

@uptoolate2793 2 года назад

I wonder. How many of us who can't let this disaster go, who have a fascination, who are stirred to emotion by the catastrophe, were perhaps there in a previous life. Does anyone else feel this way? I feel the sinking to be so heart-rending, so senseless, so unspeakable a horror in many details. Yet surely humankind has seen far worse in the last 110 years......why do I mourn? There was a chezzy made for t.v. movie in 1980, just a few years before the real wreck was located. In the movie, the ship was raised, floated and towed into new York harbor. As a boy I desperately wanted that fiction to be true.

@Jeff_The_Weatherman 3 года назад

Thank you very much, Tom! 👏🏻 Always great to learn even more about the Titanic from your research. I’m looking forward to more of these detailed videos here. 👍🏻

@treetrout3987 Год назад

It is Such a pleasure to watch your Videos and listen to your narration. I started with the intent of telling you that it is such a pleasure to Listen to a Narrator with splendid diction, lexicon and clarity of thought, as opposed to what one normally is subject to, too frequently on this forum of social media. You sound like an Historian; You must have studied these areas. Thanking you for your efforts, I bid thee Farewell From Newfoundland. Hail Fellow Well Met!

@madsmohnen 2 года назад

This is great content! Well researched and told by people who know what they're talking about. It would be such an awesome series to have some more of the lifeboat's stories worked out like this. Keep it up!

@grantamick9470 2 года назад

I have just found Part Time explorer today ( 3-14-22) and absolutely love it thank you for such a great channel.

@Blue-Star-Line 3 года назад

Fantastic video filled with information!

@RobbinCotran1 3 года назад

This is great content! Can't wait for more videos that focus on specific stories within the sinking like this! I love that we'll possibly be getting POVs of the sinking from varying locations 👌👏

@kate6503 3 года назад

What is this gem of a channel I found here, I'm in love with the well done content!

@colettefleck9238 2 года назад

My father watched the launching of the Titanic here in northern-ireland my grandson was able to bring this information to a project the class where doing on the history of the Titanic. They where so amazed that his great grandfather had been there at the launching.

@davide.b8027 2 года назад

I find it amazing how much detail you add to each of your stories. It's evident that there is love in your work. Thank you for what you do. All of these stories are so interesting. I found your channel an hour ago and I'm enjoying story after story.

@caspermilquetoast411 3 года назад

For the first time I sense that I've seen this happen from a real point of view - that of a survivor in a boat! And the ropes hanging off the side of the ship were a nice touch, I'm sure Cameron is kicking himself on that as I don't think he portrayed them. Do more!

@jacobadams7628 3 года назад

That segment 'He shouted, "My God! They've all gone down with her!" -' that part got me. The realisation of this groundbreaking invention had helplessly vanished beneath the icy waves, taking hundreds down with her, along with such amazing technology and brilliant interiors. A horrific event, such awful details like the vessel splitting into 4- and the imagery of boilers exploding as helpless Countess' and lord- along with immigrants and helpless children screaming as they are plunged into such awful conditions. That ship was doomed from the start. God rest their souls.

@connorpusey5912 3 года назад

Titanic wasn’t a groundbreaking invention. It was impressive, but not that much.

@jacobadams7628 3 года назад

@@connorpusey5912 whatever it was, it was doomed from when it's keel was laid

@connorpusey5912 3 года назад

@@jacobadams7628 I don’t believe so. I think it was just a tragic freak accident that was made worse by outdated and flawed maritime laws.

@Keikimainecoon 2 года назад

Thank you for this documentary. I Thought I had heard all there was available about the Titanic but never heard this story. How truly tragic and frightening it must have been.

@johannesbols57 2 года назад

11:43 Hitchens was at the helm when the collison with the iceberg happened. He was standing there when Thomas Andrews announced the ship had an hour, maybe more, before foundering. He knew the ship was going to sink. I think he was in shock. His behaviour was revolting, but like I said, I believe he was in shock. He was also more than likely fearful of the suction that he thought would be caused then the vessel foundered.

@connorpusey5912 3 года назад

Do you believe that Boxhall knew that the ship broke apart, and that White Star Line silenced him from ever speaking of it? It seems funny that someone in the same boat, who wasn’t an officer, could’ve understood that the ship was breaking apart but Boxhall could not. Same goes for Charles Lightoller.

@JACCO20082012 2 года назад

It is possible but people either forget or don't understand how dark it would have been. Without modern vision correction, it is way more probable that most people had some kind of low light issue that wasn't corrected. Hell even today most people have trouble seeing in low light. I think the few people who could see well enough to see the breakup happen were vastly outnumbered by those who couldn't.

@bmxerqf882 2 года назад

As officers they were likely more focused on managing their lifeboat and staying away from danger, the passengers would've just been focused on watching the ship.

@juliadagnall5816 Год назад

@@JACCO20082012 very true. The night was pitch black- no moon, only stars. From the lifeboats all most of them would have seen was a dark outline against the sky without any detail to give context for what was happening. I believe that some of them thought that the sound of the breakup was only the boilers breaking loose

@TheKathybarth Год назад

Better than any program or movie I have seen about the Titanic.

@lovablesnowman Год назад

What exactly does White Stat Line have to gain by denying the breakup? Seriously? The ship still fucking sunk lol. I highly doubt "yes the ship sunk but it did sink in one piece" is the great marketing slogan you conspiracy theorists think it is

@Geraldine74321 2 года назад

This is wonderful content. I’m always searching for more information on the Titanic, especially the ‘human experience’. Thank-you.

@davidrutter9786 3 года назад

Fantastic additional information. Each time the ship there are more facts, especially in visual form Titanic & the passengers becomes more real to me after a 55 year fascination starting at 9 years old.

@diitasukiii 11 месяцев назад

Now I just need a detailed recount or reconstruction of every single thing that happened that night, put on a timeline into a single video. These documentaries are so interesting to me, I can¨t get enough. Especially hearing conversations that the survivors were having at the time.

@edgarassalk2935 2 года назад

the captain of the titanic had balls the size of everest, with so many coward captains leaving the sinking ship first, it's very rare to find a boss like Captain Edward Smith

@SuperChloeGymnast 2 года назад

I’ve been told my entire life that he’s my 4 or 5 greats Grandpa.

@HI-ty6kv Год назад

The man was a murderer this was all deliberate

@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY 9 месяцев назад

It’s very rare to have a boss like Arthur Henry Rostron too. He sacrificed his good night sleep to make very powerful efforts to get to the Titanic as quickly as possible in order to help them and very efficient preparations to receive 2,200 more people and give them great hospitality.

@LuckySpinster. 3 года назад

who could judge these people negatively ? I have no idea what I would do in a life and death situation.

@sifridbassoon 3 года назад

the depth of detail in your book is AMAZING. I thought I was pretty well read, but I learned so much. Everyone who doesn't own it should get one now.

@tadfitch3294 3 года назад

Thank you for the kind comments.

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

Yes, thank you so much!

@douglasgriffiths3534 3 года назад

It's an awesome book. I read a little bit while on lunch at work. I keep it in my locker. A few people I work with got their own copies after taking a look at mine. (Jan Griffiths).

@atlanticliners 3 года назад

@@douglasgriffiths3534 Thank you, Douglas!

@tadfitch3294 3 года назад

@@douglasgriffiths3534 Thank you for the kind words.

@rotax636nut5 2 года назад

People should not criticise the actions of some of the ships company, this was a life or death struggle and in a situation like that nobody really knows how they would react, those making accusations of cowardice today might have been the worst cowards of all if they had actually been there, you just don't know, we should draw a line under the whole event instead of constantly re-hashing it looking for people to blame

@thechristiangamer7311 3 года назад

The beginning reminds me and gives me the vibes of Rod Serling doing a opening narration in the twilight zone.

@PartTimeExplorer 3 года назад

I kind of felt that too while editing this

@thechristiangamer7311 3 года назад

@@PartTimeExplorer Hey thank you for responding to my comment! Keep up the good work you and the people you work with seem to do a great job! Just keep it up and wish you all the best and have a great blessed day and life! GOD bless

@PJ-gm1hb Год назад

Not only did they know there weren't enough life boats but made it worse by not filling the boats! The negligence by so many in this disaster is heartbreaking and infuriating.

@DerpyPossum Год назад

I don't know, it's pretty hard to fill boats with people when people won't get in the boats.

@Goldenkitten1 11 месяцев назад

"Negligence" is such a inaccurate and hard word in this situation. First you had people that were so convinced the Titanic couldn't sink that they refused to get in the boats they viewed as far more dangerous, then you had them trying to board women and children first and by the time either of these orders were changed it was far too late. As for them launching too early you need only look at maritime disasters from the era that happened faster, usually by the time you could detect the boats listing to one side it was a 50/50 shot that the life boat didn't wind up ramming into the ships hull oftentimes killing many if not the whole life boats occupancy when it was swamped or fell on them. And I feel it really needs to be asked how rational you'd be in a catastrophe not knowing how long you had. This is a really long way of saying that's a terrible word for people making quick decisions in a confused atmosphere long before radio communication.

@roberthatch6153 3 года назад

So glad this will be a series

@filipdemski8303 2 года назад

Thank you for this!

@DerpyPossum 3 года назад

Quite interesting, to say the least. Amazing work! :)

@HR-wd6cw 2 года назад

One of the good things to come out of this tragedy is now modern day cruises calculate life boat requirements based on the number of people, and no longer on gross tonnage, which in hindsight, sounds like a completely stupid idea to begin with. But at the time, that was the way things were done, and nobody ever felt that Titanic "could" sink. The other thing the Titanic disaster showed us is that nothing is unsinkable and we need to plan for the worst. Ultimately, the sad part about this too is that Capt Smith was due to retire after the maiden voyage, having worked his career and being ready for retirement, only to die literally days before he was to retire from his career as a captain. All that hard work as a seaman only to end in one of the largest, most notable sinkings in maritime history. It's also a little chilling to think about what all those people (in the lifeboats who did survive) saw and how it impacted the rest of their lives. I imagine that for everyone who witnessed the sinking and survived, those images of that night haunted them for the rest of their lives.

@MladenPostruznik 2 года назад

There are five life vests from Titanic existing in the world today. Four are in the USA and one in Rijeka, Croatia. It is due to the fact that Carpathia was a ship starting from at that time Austria-Hungaria to the USA. Many sailors that were saving the passengers of the Titanic were Croats. Titanic took the life of 27 Croats that wanted to emigrate to the USA. Carpathia had 80 Croat sailors in their crew. The only life vest was brought to Croatia by Josip Car, the sailor.

@saycat6758 2 года назад

There is one in museum in st.johns Newfoundland Canada.

@richatom71 3 года назад

Tom great to see you and hear your voice .What a fantastic episode .Many thanks to the team for putting it together .

@MissLizzy882 3 года назад

Massively looking forward to more videos in this style! Focussing in on a specific topic is such a great way to learn in detail and it's so fascinating! Already ready for more!!

@davedennis6042 Год назад

I think it's so easy for us to forget how very dark it was out there after the ship's lights went out. All people had after that was sound to go by. Your eyes try to tell your brain what you're hearing and this causes a people to THINK they saw something that was impossible for them to see.

@LDDavis911 2 года назад

Thank you. I’ve read “On a Sea of Glass” cover to cover and it’s excellent.

@barrybarnes96 3 года назад

I spent a lot of time on Grand Banks and can say they were dammed lucky with the calm sea state.

@fmyoung 3 месяца назад

No doubt; they were super-lucky

@RSEFX 3 года назад

Nice. One thing that is missing from the get-go, though, is an orientation of the boat numbers and their locations along the length of the ship so the average person knows what these numbers mean. I simple plan view of the boat deck with numbers appearing as their number is mentioned would suffice. This would help everyone picture where everything is without having to pull things up from either memory or other references (Maybe you address this at some point, but, if so, seems to me more emphasis is needed in this video right from the start. I know a lot about the Titanic and have done a lot of restorations on some of the film's big models, but even I have a bit of a hard time instantly recalling where things are (wish I had more of a photographic memory, but I never have had that!--more like a phonographic memory...that is, one with a lot of scratches and skips!) But thanks for all these videos. Hope the comment isn't taken too harshly. I know how much work goes into these. I can't watch everything you've done, unfortunately. Thanks again.

@2nicnag2 10 месяцев назад

I have never found a better channel for Titanic stories

@EnzedderEntertainment 2 года назад

6:29 I loved how you included the interviews.

@carlhaluss 3 года назад

Thank you so much, guys. This is totally fascinating! Your efforts are very much appreciated!

@stanleystudios5186 3 года назад

Grand production as always! Looking forward to seeing more of this kind!

@sarahmcdonald4639 Год назад

Okay but this was SO INTERESTING. I need a deep dive on the stories of each lifeboat now

@Bydesign777 Год назад

Its always so cool to hear the voice of Officer Boxhall talking through the ages about that night.

@fatproduce 3 года назад

Good to see a fellow man with a kingly mustache!

@PartTimeExplorer 3 года назад

I'm honored that you dub it "kingly"

@pedrorodriguezmartin 3 года назад

@@PartTimeExplorer muy interesante la información Me pregunto si podrías hacer vídeos especiales Sobre el SS " ANTONIA GRAZA" , el trasatlántico Del la película " GHOST SHIP " del año 2002 ¿ Que opinas ?

@GaryED44 2 года назад

This is one amazing story thanks guys. Oh hey my copy of "On a sea of glass" came today. Reading now!!

@steelpaine9932 3 года назад

Thank you for such an in-depth look at boat number 2!

@nan0smm646 Год назад

I have a feeling Boxhall's later testimonies was the correct one. You see in reality this is more heart breaking than you think. Back then fresh off the tragedy, public eye towards the officers and several people who participated on the rescue of the ship wreck were either seen as heroes or seen as horrible people depending on their actions. If Boxhall may had wanted to rescue the people on those doors but if he got too close to the boat he may had been trapped by the current the ship had while it was sinking, he took that sacrifice to assure the passengers on the lifeboat survived. Of course back then, people would've most likely jumped into conclusions so far and he could've been hated for the entirety of his life, imagine living with that stored in your memory for so long that it slowly eats you away but if you commented it to officials you could've been hated your entire life