Tim Maltin

Titanic's distress position was ten miles wrong.

Titanic's distress position was ten miles wrong.

So actually Carpathia had steamed at full speed towards ten miles away from where the actual Titanic was sinking?

So actually Carpathia had steamed at full speed towards ten miles away from where the actual Titanic was sinking?

because of a one-minute error between taking a star sight on the deck and transferring that correct timing onto the ship's chronometer time. There was a one-minute error made in that, which equates to a 10-mile error. But by absolute luck that night, and there was luck as well as bad luck,

because of a one-minute error between taking a star sight on the deck and transferring that correct timing onto the ship's chronometer time. There was a one-minute error made in that, which equates to a 10-mile error. But by absolute luck that night, and there was luck as well as bad luck,

The true position of the sinking Titanic and indeed her floating lifeboats was on the wrong track between the rescue ship and the wrong position. So it just so happened that they picked up the lifeboats by accident because of where they happened to be when they had the wrong distress position.

The true position of the sinking Titanic and indeed her floating lifeboats was on the wrong track between the rescue ship and the wrong position. So it just so happened that they picked up the lifeboats by accident because of where they happened to be when they had the wrong distress position.

the wind was getting up, the waves were getting up, some lifeboats were fairly swamped. Had Carpathia arrived, say, two or three hours later, it's likely that there could have been no survivors from the Titanic.

the wind was getting up, the waves were getting up, some lifeboats were fairly swamped. Had Carpathia arrived, say, two or three hours later, it's likely that there could have been no survivors from the Titanic.

Lightoller's blowing his whistle frantically.

Lightoller's blowing his whistle frantically.

And so what happens is that one of the empty lifeboats that has emptied itself to go to the wreck actually picks the people off collapsible B. They end up transferring just as the Carpathia is coming up.

And so what happens is that one of the empty lifeboats that has emptied itself to go to the wreck actually picks the people off collapsible B. They end up transferring just as the Carpathia is coming up.

And that vessel, collapsible B itself, is left to float about the Atlantic.

And that vessel, collapsible B itself, is left to float about the Atlantic.

All of the survivors from the Titanic were in a very bad way, especially those on collapsible B. They weren't really thinking straight. Many passengers, for example, Bride, whose feet were so badly damaged, they had to create a sling and actually haul him up onto the Carpathia.

All of the survivors from the Titanic were in a very bad way, especially those on collapsible B. They weren't really thinking straight. Many passengers, for example, Bride, whose feet were so badly damaged, they had to create a sling and actually haul him up onto the Carpathia.

They were given brandy when they arrived. They were also checked over by the doctor. Some of them were suffering from shock. We know that Ismay himself had to be sedated in his cabin because he was suffering so much from the effects of shock.

They were given brandy when they arrived. They were also checked over by the doctor. Some of them were suffering from shock. We know that Ismay himself had to be sedated in his cabin because he was suffering so much from the effects of shock.