Clifford Ismay

It was collapsible lifeboat C, which was the last lifeboat to be successfully lowered from the starboard side, just before the ships later slipped under the water.

It was collapsible lifeboat C, which was the last lifeboat to be successfully lowered from the starboard side, just before the ships later slipped under the water.

He looked around and there was no one else about. Of course, he couldn't see who was on the port side at that time, but he believed that everyone had gone from the port side as well.

He looked around and there was no one else about. Of course, he couldn't see who was on the port side at that time, but he believed that everyone had gone from the port side as well.

Should I stay on board the ship and go down with the ship? Or should I get on board the lifeboat?

Should I stay on board the ship and go down with the ship? Or should I get on board the lifeboat?

Who else would have been saved if he hadn't got onto the lifeboat? No one else, because there was no one else there, and there were spare seats. So it wasn't as if he was going to take anyone's place. Plus, of course, he had wife and children at home. He didn't want to die if he didn't have to.

Who else would have been saved if he hadn't got onto the lifeboat? No one else, because there was no one else there, and there were spare seats. So it wasn't as if he was going to take anyone's place. Plus, of course, he had wife and children at home. He didn't want to die if he didn't have to.

Would Captain Smith have issued different orders? I think that's something we would never know. No captain can be on the bridge all of the time. He needs his personal time, his sleep time. Had Captain Smith actually been on the bridge at that particular point, who knows what difference it would have made.

Would Captain Smith have issued different orders? I think that's something we would never know. No captain can be on the bridge all of the time. He needs his personal time, his sleep time. Had Captain Smith actually been on the bridge at that particular point, who knows what difference it would have made.

So technically he was a passenger. Technically he had no control over what happened on board the ship in terms of navigation, et cetera, et cetera. However, Bruce Ismay, like his father before him, always tried to travel on the maiden voyage of any of the White Star Line's ships.

So technically he was a passenger. Technically he had no control over what happened on board the ship in terms of navigation, et cetera, et cetera. However, Bruce Ismay, like his father before him, always tried to travel on the maiden voyage of any of the White Star Line's ships.

What he would do was walk around speaking to the first class passengers, second and third class passengers and see how they felt about the ship.

What he would do was walk around speaking to the first class passengers, second and third class passengers and see how they felt about the ship.

These days we'll call them a secret shopper. It wouldn't be listed as part of the White Star Line, it'd be listed as a passenger. He did find a few problems.

These days we'll call them a secret shopper. It wouldn't be listed as part of the White Star Line, it'd be listed as a passenger. He did find a few problems.

So as soon as Thomas learned of these problems, he immediately had them rectified and issued letters to all of the captains of the White Star Line, advising them of the problems that they'd found, also upgrading certain parts of the ships as well.

So as soon as Thomas learned of these problems, he immediately had them rectified and issued letters to all of the captains of the White Star Line, advising them of the problems that they'd found, also upgrading certain parts of the ships as well.

There was talks that Captain Smith may have been drunk at the time that Titanic hit the iceberg. Well, he was in his cabin. He was retired. I don't believe for one moment that he was drunk. He will have had a drink with the passengers, there's no doubt about it. Maybe had a couple of drinks. But one might say the commander of the ship is always in command even when he's off duty.

There was talks that Captain Smith may have been drunk at the time that Titanic hit the iceberg. Well, he was in his cabin. He was retired. I don't believe for one moment that he was drunk. He will have had a drink with the passengers, there's no doubt about it. Maybe had a couple of drinks. But one might say the commander of the ship is always in command even when he's off duty.