Tim Maltin

And it's those women and children that come up, and that's a lot of the reason why 50 children died on the Titanic.

And it's those women and children that come up, and that's a lot of the reason why 50 children died on the Titanic.

In 1912, you were a man. If you were over 13, you could work down a mine or something like that. A few years before that, in the late Victorian period, you had children climbing up chimneys when they were absolutely tiny, and you had people down mines when they were six or whatever.

In 1912, you were a man. If you were over 13, you could work down a mine or something like that. A few years before that, in the late Victorian period, you had children climbing up chimneys when they were absolutely tiny, and you had people down mines when they were six or whatever.

What women and children only meant on the port side of Titanic was pretty much no teenagers. If you were 14, 15, 16, you would not be allowed to get in a boat with your mother. And as a result, a lot of people with families chose not to leave in lifeboats.

What women and children only meant on the port side of Titanic was pretty much no teenagers. If you were 14, 15, 16, you would not be allowed to get in a boat with your mother. And as a result, a lot of people with families chose not to leave in lifeboats.

With Lightoller, I think it is quite possible that because of the stress of the situation, he was absolutely carrying out orders to the letter of the book at that time. Basically, I think this is an example of how when the chips are really down and things are really serious, you behave extremely properly.

With Lightoller, I think it is quite possible that because of the stress of the situation, he was absolutely carrying out orders to the letter of the book at that time. Basically, I think this is an example of how when the chips are really down and things are really serious, you behave extremely properly.

And I think that's what was going through the minds of the officers and senior personnel on Titanic throughout the tragedy.

And I think that's what was going through the minds of the officers and senior personnel on Titanic throughout the tragedy.

There's a crew member who's sleeping and some of his buddies come in and tell him, hey, you know, we've hit an iceberg, there's ice all over the decks. And he just says, yeah, well, that won't do any harm and, you know, rolls back over and goes back to sleep.

There's a crew member who's sleeping and some of his buddies come in and tell him, hey, you know, we've hit an iceberg, there's ice all over the decks. And he just says, yeah, well, that won't do any harm and, you know, rolls back over and goes back to sleep.

It is very late at night. Many people would have eaten a heavy meal, probably drunk a fair bit. I mean, I think some people are just going to be in such disbelief. They're going to say, oh, you know, and the fact that you're in bed and you're warm and you're cozy and you don't want to get up. If nothing else, it's going to delay you reacting to it, right?

It is very late at night. Many people would have eaten a heavy meal, probably drunk a fair bit. I mean, I think some people are just going to be in such disbelief. They're going to say, oh, you know, and the fact that you're in bed and you're warm and you're cozy and you don't want to get up. If nothing else, it's going to delay you reacting to it, right?

Because you're probably going to say, oh, five more minutes and then I'll get up. This can't really be that sort of urgent.

Because you're probably going to say, oh, five more minutes and then I'll get up. This can't really be that sort of urgent.

So there's the crewmen on each side holding the rope, right, through a pulley. And then there's the rope is attached to the bow of the lifeboat, the stern of the lifeboat. And the crewmen have to work together to lower it. And that's very hard to do. And again, remember, they hadn't had much practice, right? So what would often happen is one crewman would lower too fast.

So there's the crewmen on each side holding the rope, right, through a pulley. And then there's the rope is attached to the bow of the lifeboat, the stern of the lifeboat. And the crewmen have to work together to lower it. And that's very hard to do. And again, remember, they hadn't had much practice, right? So what would often happen is one crewman would lower too fast.

And so suddenly the bow of the ship is dangling down and everybody's about to fall out of the lifeboat. And then the same thing would happen with the stern. So it's a very, very scary, perky-jerky process. Early on, they can't really convince people to get into the lifeboats. People are like, why would I want to get off this nice warm ship and go out there in the freezing cold ocean?

And so suddenly the bow of the ship is dangling down and everybody's about to fall out of the lifeboat. And then the same thing would happen with the stern. So it's a very, very scary, perky-jerky process. Early on, they can't really convince people to get into the lifeboats. People are like, why would I want to get off this nice warm ship and go out there in the freezing cold ocean?