Hi everyone. I just caught up on the thread and very much enjoyed reading everyone's posts.
Jeff, love the story about Senator 'Watertight' Smith asking if the passengers saved themselves by fleeing to the safety of the Titanic's watertight compartments.

Thank God Senator Smith lived 100 years ago, because if he lived today he'd probably be a Presidential candidate.

While looking for a particular video to post I came across a news article I haven't seen before. Perhaps some of you have, as it came out last year, but for the benefit of the others: Charles Lightoller's grand-daughter says that he told her the impact with the iceberg was directly caused by human error- the helmsman misunderstood an order and turned the wheel right instead of left.
Lightoller Article: http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ry?id=11701578
The ABC News video accompanying the article is interesting, but it's about the weak rivets on the Titanic, not about what Lightoller told his grand-daughter. I'll see if I can find another interview with her.
Best regards,
Archaic
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