Titanic survivor recalls harrowing moment ship sank | BBC Global

[@NateBlack96]

“You’d think I’m too old for nightmares, but you’d be amazed” Truer words have never been spoken. Mad respect

[@Capri42PRG]

It's one of those quotes that's always stayed with me. Another is from an old cockney describing his experiences in the blitz. He leaned over the table and said with a stoney look "you can get used to anything", and it's proved itself true to me time and again since

[@beckyf569]

I cannot imagine the suffrage from that incident and then the inevitable nightmares that would follow. As you lay your head to rest those events would play out over and over again. Would be incredibly painful.

[@readmelancholystrumpetmaster]

Your point?

[@phaedruslykos3249]

odly whenever i get cold or my head gets cold i have way worse nightmares

[@Erutan409]

​@@readmelancholystrumpetmaster The point: You're obtuse.

[@kerrymillar1267]

A real gentleman. I can’t even imagine what he went though that night. I feel privileged to hear his story.

[@swashington942]

You don't need to imagine. He just told us.

[@walkernick86]

​@@swashington942Shut up!

[@harryroberts2630]

He took the spot of a woman or child

[@sascha12-e3e]

so do i

[@goydivision]

Titanic was sunk to get rid of key opponents of federal reserve which was signed in a few days later. . Augustis Berg Bitchute does a good history channel.

[@highlander5170]

This gentleman was 23 years old at the time of the sinking of the Titanic his name was Frank Winnold Prentice Frank Winnold Prentice MC was a British merchant seaman and the assistant storekeeper on the ocean liner RMS Titanic during her maiden voyage. He survived the sinking and at the time of his death was the second-to-last surviving crewmember of the disaster. He was I believe 90 at this interview.

[@MissMellyDi]

Thank you for leaving this comment

[@Kraggypandapops]

He was a lovely old chap going by this interview....

[@h0welss]

He looks very good for 90 here

[@ElizzzaB]

​@@h0welss Especially for all he's been through.

[@ElizzzaB]

Glad he made it.

[@bisonkambaine5628]

For all the criticism KZbin gets, you have to admit, its how we use it. This somehow ended up in my feed and I am incredibly grateful for that. It's very moving and touching.

[@SleepyArcticBirds-ft4lb]

Me too! Great video ❤

[@doctorbohr1585]

Very true. There is much great content.

[@CatherineAKennedy]

same here - I'm not sure why it came up for me but I am pleased it did - and so sad from the moment he started talking...

[@mindeloman]

Watch very little television program any more and watch informational videos like this.

[@buckyboy000]

Yes, don't use the app because of auto play. Focus and search for what you want and ignore what they throw at you-if possible🤔🥴

[@flashladderacrobat]

This gentleman survived not only the sinking of the Titanic, but also 2 world wars !!! Amazing!

[@jandasalovich6469]

Indeed. That is amazing.

[@nc8507]

​@JohanWXC how did he survive the jfk assassination or moon landing?

[@robertcottam8824]

@@JohanWXC You are correct in that he didn’t fight in both world wars. However, Frank Prentice DID serve in WW1, winning a Military Cross (MC) for bravery with The Tank Corps in which he was a major. He was a very brave but very modest man. Best wishes

[@resnonverba137]

@@robertcottam8824 Indeed. Old school.

[@machiavellian7490]

And he survived Big Brother and Love Island

[@MsCrossfire911]

His last word's broke my heart! “You’d think I’m too old for nightmares, but you’d be amazed”

[@patstokes7040]

The whole thing comes around again.

[@aeptacon]

i hope that doesnt mean he frequently has nightmares of that time.

[@robhood-c2o]

@@aeptacon im sure he had.

[@roxannerodriguez7075]

​​@@aeptaconhe probably does... My dad was on the USS Oriskany during the Vietnam War. His ship had a fire, that's about all I knew. Only because he had nightmares all the way until he passed away. I was caring for him during the last maybe 3 years, taking him to the doctors. That's how I found out about the nightmares he was still having very often, of the fire on the ship. 😢

[@blazinchalice]

@@roxannerodriguez7075 My father was a WWII vet. He was a translator, and yet he still had nightmares until his last. He used to move about so much that he'd fall off the bed. As he was of advanced age, he spent his last five years sleeping on the floor so as not to injure himself when he dreamed of the war.

[@lilytyler80]

Interviews like this are why I love KZbin.

[@MsBatbird]

That's how I feel as well. It's crazy the things I've not only learned more about but things I had never known anything about until I saw it on youtube. It's weird how some things can be so good in many ways yet bad in others. Some of the best inventions ever, the internet, cell phones and video games. Some of the worst inventions ever, the internet, cell phones and video games.

[@lilytyler80]

@MsBatbird I agree. We are privileged to watch this man tell his story about the Titanic from the comfort of our homes. Many people before us never had the opportunity to experience KZbin.

[@mariomiranda8217]

Me too! I love to see this kind of thing because I’m so grateful to GOD for the life he has given us! Just like he said “ grateful to God”

[@davidprins5504]

I always love the interviews from the 1930's with old people who tell about growing up in the wild west and about serving in the civil war just mind blowing

[@davidprins5504]

​@@mariomiranda8217amen 🙏

[@mikeweston7947]

This stoic man is holding a lifetime of sadness. God rest his soul.

[@Mel-en2ep]

Respect and admiration for him

[@tracesprite6078]

Thank you, men, for allowing us women and children to go first. Not sure why we should go first. It's so generous of you.

[@Mel-en2ep]

Kind of you to mention it 🤗

[@M3Busssin]

@@tracesprite6078I child needs their mother, men are disposable

[@annnee6818]

​@@tracesprite6078 Actually the ratio of men and women that survived sinkings aren't very different. It's more of a chivalrous myth than reality...

[@lemuellachica4991]

"I didn't want to die, and I didn't see much chance of living" Send shivers down my spine. God bless you sir.

[@jeff7764]

Cringeworthy comment

[@fastfootedone]

This man had a pragmatic view of death because he had faith in God and knew death only means he's moving on. It's amazing not to fear death. I wish that for everyone.

[@pagodebregaeforro2803]

​@@fastfootedoneeven that being the belief of many, it doenst change the ultimate truth: we ALL DONT know if there is an afterlife. we all wish there is, some fool themselves into having SURE there is (this is only their fear talking), but NOBODY has certain. And this pragmatic tought of mine is the reason I cant believe 100% on this thing, im too thinking for that, I use reason instead of wishful or fantasy thoughts alone. Anyway, I wish there is an afterlife, but I aint living as there is, better enjoy life fully than waiting for something that may not exists or at least be not so good as this life is.

[@chipps1066]

The most candid interview of a Titanic survivor I have ever listened to,God bless this gentlemen.

[@JeninNH]

Search Edith Russell titanic interview. Her account is very candid also

[@Gamevet]

@@JeninNH Very eloquent! My brother-in-law was from England. He'd lived in the US for some 40 plus years. I always loved listening to his accent and delivery. He passed away about 12 days ago, after a drawn out battle against Dementia. We miss you John.

[@chrisholt2474]

@@Gamevetsorry for your very recent loss, Chris, from UK.

[@mariospensieri941]

God's Mercey To all those People and there Familys Forever In time.... RIP......

[@mem1701movies]

@@Gamevethow old was he?

[@CaesarDarias]

Almost seven decades after the sinking of Titanic, Mr. Prentice described the terrible night as if it happened that morning. His precision and detail enables the viewer to imagine the horrifying and unimaginable visuals and ghastly sound of that giant ship rising out of the water like a monster. Thank you for the account and RIP, Mr. Prentice. Incidentally, the interviewer did a great job by mostly listening and not talking.

[@McCarthy0000]

Seven decades? More than that!!

[@mtibrands]

@@McCarthy0000 This interview was airplayed in 1979... 67 years!!

[@thierryminet9682]

@@mtibrands 1912 to 1979= 67

[@mtibrands]

@@thierryminet9682 Corrected. Thanks!

[@ROOKTABULA]

Not completely accurate: He said it listed to Port but it was the Starboard side that the ship listed to, same side as the impact.

[@wetasaurus]

The clock resting on the time it froze in the ocean is so haunting.

[@nancybrown2609]

I know! May have been when the ship slipped into the water What a sight he saw! He could see the propeller and ship bottom. Unbelievable sight to see

[@Dreadeyeknight]

Right it definitely makes an impression

[@waspqueen217]

Omg I know that’s the part that hit me hardest

[@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl]

This is one of the most moving things I have ever heard. Told in the most calm and dignified way. A true gentleman. "I saved her life and she saved mine". 😢

[@carolynm9638]

The fact that he feels they may have saved each other may have helped save his sanity. My god what a thing to have endured.

[@quicklykay]

The fickle hand of fate?

[@Sportliveonline]

this guy has love

[@derekc5700]

That last line is the exact point in the video that brought me to tears. They were already working their way up, but that did it.

[@PatriotSteve]

He has a melodic way of speaking. Seems like a fine chap.

[@VaninaVlogs]

His generation usually did. My grandparents did too.

[@juandef4115]

People were much more refined then, despite less technology in their hands

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

@@juandef4115 or maybe because of less technology -without wishing to be too reactionary!

[@fridaclaxton]

HE WAS SASSY!!!

[@8830wjs]

good storyteller

[@Zeus.thunder]

he is 90 in this interview. He doesnt look a day over 70. Incredible!

[@EfremHayes]

They aged so much better back then.

[@B0R0M1R]

people ate real food back then not so many processed trash packed in plastic and aluminum

[@ronkei6]

@@EfremHayes Good food, less stress.

[@wadsworth2351]

@@ronkei6 They were a different breed. A breed of gentlemen, toughened through many hardships of life.

[@greeneyedgirlyy]

@@EfremHayes really? i think it's the opposite! to me it seemed people looked older back then (because of smoking and alcohol) and people seem to be looking younger than their age nowadays (for example brad pitt is 60 and does not look like a grandpa!)

[@lucabrazi3067]

I saw an interview with a 92 year old man who stormed the beaches at Normandy. He was asked when was the last time he had a nightmare about that day. He said last night.

[@joycegibbs5267]

💔

[@cynthiacullen9695]

😢I can’t imagine, living your life with those horrible memories . True heroes those men were ❤️💔❤️‍🩹

[@Mike-01234]

War vets my mother had a friend who went to Vietnam normal 19 year old kid when he came back she said he was different. About a year later he committed suicide shot himself. He never spoke to my mother about the war all he said it was terrible situation she never really learned about what happened there.

[@VMR8648]

@Mike-01234 - how is it that you could use the "s" word and my comments keep getting taken down when I use the "s" word?? 🤔 I don't get KZbin! 😡

[@VMR8648]

@Mike-01234 - I read that a lot of survivors of the Titanic also ended their own lives because they couldn't bear the fact that they survived and others didn't. 🥺 Really sad.

[@fables4564]

I feel honored he decided to share this. Vocalizing traumatic events is not easy.

[@hoodplays9380]

It's not hard either

[@MR.SKANDAL0121]

I think being involved in a famous story like this & surviving to tell the tale would bring your happiness not trauma

[@primetime_mitch]

@@hoodplays9380 what was the point in that?

[@hoodplays9380]

@@primetime_mitch harsh truth

[@Pazaluz]

@@MR.SKANDAL0121 How is thinking back about nearly freezing to death and seeing (and hearing) hundreds of people die, including children, supposed to bring you happiness

[@SharonBonnell-cr5qz]

He had amazing courage to let go of the ship and drop into the dark freezing water. The life he saved ended up saving him.

[@HassaanQ]

I’ve seen comments like “KZbin is the closest thing we have to time travelling” and there’s no doubt about that. I’m laying in my bed in 2024, imagining a 1912 era disaster scenario being narrated by someone who has lived through that trauma and that too who’s no more irl but he’s right in front of me from 1979 like he’s talking to me. Thank God for technology, software and internet.

[@VMR8648]

Books always existed even before technology and KZbin. They take you back in time even more so than technology and KZbin. At least that was my experience growing up and reading some biographies or autobiographies. Books are incredible. It's a shame people don't read much anymore.

[@fredfredburger5150]

@@VMR8648 Words spoken will have more resonance than words written. Posting a transcript of the man in the video's words won't have the same impact.

[@randomworld4662]

your God is dead he didn't make technology and thanks to men

[@JoanBrown-j3e]

The internet and social media are now abused to the point of destruction. It has made humans lazy, greedier, selfish and evil. Read ‘Last Days’ by Carleen W. Called a dystopian masterpiece and a call to action it’s available at Amazon and dozens of major sites. First thing to go on Monday October 28th is ALL technology…..the beginning of the end.

[@JoanBrown-j3e]

@@fredfredburger5150I couldn’t disagree more. The written word is far more powerful and lasting.

[@rickispanish6398]

His memory is impeccable.

[@thomasweatherford5125]

What a storyteller. I could listen to him all day - amazing tragedy to have survived.

[@MrSychnant]

What an amazing character, he has such empathy for the event and shares it like a real gentleman.

[@martinc.720]

as opposed to the way a "non gentleman" would share it???

[@NoNeed2No]

​@@martinc.720A non-gentleman would be the type of soyboy "man" we have these days, crying and whining about his "traaahhhhhhmmaaaaaa"

[@paul9745pdb]

It’s amazing to hear from a Titanic survivor 112 years after the incident.

[@KeepTheCoolHead]

Do you not see the 1979 top right

[@paul9745pdb]

@@KeepTheCoolHead but I’m listening to it 112 years after the incident jerkoff.

[@quicklykay]

⁠​⁠@@KeepTheCoolHeadWhat’s 1979 got to do with it, save for the fact the interview was conducted? The poster was pointing out that this gentleman was onboard the ship and 112 years later we’re listening to him tell the tale.

[@jameshicks12]

​@KeepTheCoolHead are you stupid?

[@axledog7297]

@@KeepTheCoolHeadcome on now...

[@JSp4wN]

I can't believe this guy was 90 at the time of recording.... He looks and sounds Incredible!!! I wish I could thank him for sharing his story of that fateful day, Rip good sir.

[@GayorgVonTrapp]

Preserved forever, a true eyewitness account. Incredible.

[@anniebananie8224]

Only as long as the fragile internet exists.

[@chrisbirch4150]

Absolute hardcore account as well. On the boat as it lifted and went into the water as well. Basically a real life Rose Dawson 😂 Mad respect to the guy

[@stevenburns8817]

This was a filmed interview, a digital transfer for KZbin was made but BBC still has the film in its archives. More stable than videotape or digital storage.

[@FavourOhonsi]

When you say a Legend…this is literally a Legend ❤

[@Dreadeyeknight]

Lol definitely

[@jgibbs651]

British understatement at its finest. Matter of fact, no drama.

[@RtB68]

..."and she moved off and that was that."

[@naveedrahman6603]

There is no such thing as british understatement. You losers need to get over yourself.

[@Threadbow]

He was so good the way he convinced the wife to leave her husband. Calming her. He left it til it was time and jumped, a fine man who has morals and was prepared to lose his life for his lady passengers. Such a gentlemen. 🎩

[@Lardenoy]

Oui, c'est vrai ! Remarquable !

[@fanatamon]

What a champion.

[@alexk73]

He lived to the age of 93…..survived the Titanic sinking and service in WW1. Incredible! His wife lived to the age of 99. What longevity for this couple that really should have never been since it appears they did not marry until 1919.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

If they had a large family, odds are their children may still be alive. Grandchildren almost certainly so.

[@desertweasel6965]

Yeah, but I don't ever want to die. 100 is nowhere near enough.

[@mickeymouze5]

@@desertweasel6965 unfortunately death is certain at any moment we cannot escape it I hate speaking about it cause I don't need to know until, my time will come for me to experience myself but its gonna be all of us, If you wanna live a good life, don’t think about the end of things… think and appreciate what life gives you..! because these are moments that won’t last forever, appreciate everyone and everything around you, Do you know being happy and not stress will help you live a little longer its healthy, so again don’t take everything in life serious and act like you’re immortal to everything cause you’re not. Live love laugh. Eat healthy, stop smoking and drinking its bad for your body..take care of your body find natural things. spend time with family and friends and just enjoy moments before they go before you. Humans aren’t made to be perfect we all have ups and downs imperfection so if anyone feels this way… don’t.

[@stevem2323]

​@@desertweasel6965 none of us do, but we will.

[@alexxka937]

Titanic in First World War?! WTF?

[@laurastone6578]

He seems like a kind person…and a gentleman.

[@rpkett]

The most haunting part of this amazing interview is at the end when Mr. Prentice explains how the nightmares never end.

[@candymurphy6964]

In 1972 I met a woman who was a survivor of the titanic. She had been celebrating her 18th birthday. When the ship began to sink someone picked her up and threw her into a lifeboat. Her main memory was of the awful silence after all the people in the water had ceased their crying and calling for help.

[@sadepennbrook]

😢

[@southlondon86]

😢😢

[@КириллКасьян-с8я]

It's heartbreaking, but it's good that she survived..

[@dalegrant9282]

Yep, all the men dying

[@Lisa1987lisa]

@@dalegrant9282not really , a lot of women and children from 3rd class didn’t survive. As some of them didn’t make it to the life boats in time. 1st and second class had priority.

[@gregmcgarry1]

I don’t know how many viewers will have experienced open waters at night but the thought of being chucked into the middle of a freezing Atlantic at night… absolutely terrifying.

[@AS-rk5vb]

When he spoke about the ship's stern tilting up and all of the clutter crashing down towards the bow. That alone, of itself must have been terrifying.

[@gregmcgarry1]

@@AS-rk5vb100% I wouldn’t have suffered for long… the sight of that would have brought on the banger fairly lively! 😬

[@Dreadeyeknight]

Id much rather go down in FREEZING ocean water than WARM ocean water Not even a debate for me ESPECIALLY at night You definitely gonna wish you could quickly freeze to death once the man eaters show up....

[@Kittysoftpaws377]

​@@gregmcgarry1lol, don't know why but that made me laugh!

[@tvs339]

absolutely. Its hard to visualise it properly if you haven't experienced the true vastness of the open seas, especially at night in the freezing cold! I have a fear of deep seas. Luckily these people were unaware that 2 miles lay beneath them, it might have paralysed some.. There are definite parallels here between people jumping from the stricken ship into icy waters with people jumping from the fire from the twin towers. From certain death, to almost certain death.

[@teetoo3790]

This man lived to 93. There IS a REASON why he lived so long. God bless him.

[@AtomicPunk1995]

Yes there is. Healthy lifestyle, good diet, probably didn’t smoke later in life, exercise.

[@Centermass007]

@@AtomicPunk1995and at the end of the day all of that simply comes down to pure luck. Lifestyle doesn’t matter as much as luck.

[@krispeekream]

So was God just not as happy with the hundreds of people that died?

[@sovietonion72]

What a wonderful man

[@billybunter3753]

​@@Centermass007 Genetics...Not luck...

[@fh346]

Mr. Prentice Spoke about Having Nightmares. Poor Soul He is a Hero. Saved a Life and had his Saved too.

[@benfisher1376]

I bet most of the survivors had nightmares about it for the rest of their lives. Such a huge trauma to experience. I bet it was far more frightening in reality.

[@fh346]

@benfisher1376 That's a Realistic Assumption. Many Probably Had PTSD.

[@GeoLunar]

In absolute awe of this gentleman. His ability to communicate the horror he experienced on that night was outstanding. He also won a military cross in WW1. History's loss is that he never wrote a book. May he rest now without nightmares

[@coralharvey7957]

Bless you Sir. You are a gentleman. Such awful horror. Disgusting shame about the lack of life boats. So even filled to capacity there would still be 1500 deaths . I do hope there were some attempts at compensation. Not that it nullifies the horror. God bless all who went down that night and those who survived the horror.

[@IconTitan]

What a lovely old man, absolute gentleman, few and far between these days sadly. RIP sir.

[@i.m.askance7996]

I too was struck by his pleasant demeanor.

[@JosedeJezeus]

Surely, he didn’t grow up listening to gangster rap.

[@Robotina-e8u]

@@JosedeJezeus 🤣

[@joycegibbs5267]

inredibly rare now. Just dumb, loud, entitled, aggressive anarchists now !

[@emmaknitty8748]

You don't have to be so hostile, Joyce. ​@@joycegibbs5267

[@CalvinTennessee]

Can you imagine being 23 years old when this new, spectacular ship you’re on, goes down in pitch darkness? In frigid, freezing temperatures at 2am? We will never grasp the true fear those souls felt.

[@MundiaKamau]

Well put. Regards, Michael M Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 10th May 2024.

[@Hihoweryew]

His shock is comparable to that of being a victim of domestic violence. DV is worse, actually because it happens everyday in many homes. DV abuse and trauma leaves you in the same shock - it has been said- as the the shock and PTSD as what a soldier experienced in the Vietnam war

[@LukeAlexan]

@@Hihoweryewcompletely irrelevant.

[@martinc.720]

What is it with yet another "can you imagine" comment? We just watched the video, and ffs, everyone understands what water is.

[@garymardle2120]

@@Hihoweryewwtf are you talking about

[@lindaraterink6451]

"You lie in bed at night and the whole thing comes round again.." at this point it had been over 60 years or something. Trauma never goes away.

[@Kinesiology411]

It can be relieved, just takes some work.

[@acebrandon3522]

This man has PTSD, it shows in his voice and body language. One blessed man to survive that incident plus 2 world wars and then some.

[@MegaLBreezy]

No sht, Sherlock! You got some online degree where he can "click below" to get " cured"? 😂

[@heatherstephens9295]

@@MegaLBreezyyou are pathetic 😡

[@rorzasrestorations]

@@MegaLBreezy Some people think they know everything.

[@acebrandon3522]

@@MegaLBreezy Tone down a wee bit, your sarcasm. Just an observation when watching his interview. Poor man's been through a lot more than normal given his experiences in life. He is a survivor.... 🤨

[@aaronantonio8280]

@@acebrandon3522you’re fine. People are dicks.

[@keithmartin1328]

For many "Titanic" is a movie or a TV show, one of many made over the last century. However, for this man it was a reality that would effect him for the rest of his life. He passed away, aged 93, in May 1982, 3 years before Dr Ballard found the wreck.

[@geometricart7851]

I don't discount the tragedy here, but there were other maritime sinkings that were much more tragic, yet everyone keep going back to the Titanic because it is the most famous. Lets not forget the hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff where 9400 souls perished in about an hour by a soviet navy ship!

[@italiangypsy79]

@@geometricart7851 why there always gotta be people like you? It's FOCKING video about Titanic survivor. If you wanna see something about Wilhelm Gustloff then go to a William Gustloff video! Or if you wanna see other videos about maritime sinkings go look them up, there's plenty!

[@gilliankingston8259]

Bless him, perhaps he met Mr and Mrs Clark again in 1982.

[@SunsetBoulevard111]

Well, here is a good venue to tell us about it ​@@geometricart7851

[@eily_b]

While listening to him I asked myself what the survivors would have to say about the movie if they could have seen it. The actual sinking was described by all of them similarly, so that is probably pretty accurate

[@mattdeans9873]

No actor could ever duplicate the words of these extraordinary survivors. Thank you for posting them. Breathtaking and frightening and heart breaking.

[@callumclarke1733]

RIP to this Gentleman what a Amazing Man God bless him in eternity

[@jillwanlin9558]

How wonderful to have this resilient gentleman giving a first person account of his harrowing experience on the night Titanic sank. The terror for all on board must have been unimaginable. This was recorded in 1979, 67yrs after she went down. Bless Mr. Frank Prentice for sharing this for the benefit of generations to come. May he RIP

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

Not only the story is amazing, but the eloquent and classy English he's speaking. When I was a kid in the 1980s, these people were still around, and when I started learning English, we were listening to them speaking, to understand proper pronunciation. To this day, "modern" English feels crude and sloppy for me, but I believe I'm not alone with this. Fr fam.

[@gerardmackay8909]

Frank Prentice 1889 - 1982. He was 90 when this documentary was broadcast and he looks amazing and speaks like someone 30 years younger.

[@sthgippsland]

Thank you for clarifying that! I was wondering 🤔

[@njplr]

Told in such a calm, undramatic tone, yet one of the most dramatic stories ever told by any human. Remarkable, and 110 years after it happened, it is STILL absolutely riveting.

[@Bri-b8z]

Very British “keep calm and carry on”! 🇬🇧

[@oscoe]

RIP Mr Prentice. Thank you for having the courage to share your story so it could be understood just a little bit better now all these years later…..

[@TheTemporalRealm]

he saved one life and then his life was saved

[@donkey3187]

yes, we all heard that, but thanks anyway. lol

[@fegstachops6746]

Yes , what goes around and all that . Your comment deserves the 70 likes so far.I’m not sure the sarcasm deserves 3 likes .

[@BalrajTakhar-u7u]

There were many others on that ship that saved others that perished. So much for karma. As he says himself it was pure luck he was picked up.

[@donkey3187]

@@BalrajTakhar-u7u He helped that lady, then she helped save him...perfect karma story. It doesnt have to be this mystical thing...karma can just be others give back to you when you give to them.

[@TheTemporalRealm]

@@BalrajTakhar-u7u He speaks his intuition

[@kittybitts567]

What a lovely gentleman! His level headed approach to what was going on after the iceberg was hit is so admirable. God bless his soul. May he rest in peace. May perpetual light shine upon him and everyone who sailed on that ship.

[@FDguy343]

I wish I could just give this gentleman a good long hug. And just have a chance to say thank you.

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I'm 81 yrs old and have heard about the Titanic all my life. but thanks to You Tube I get to see and hear the actual people that were there on that horid night. The thing that would haunt me the most as he said was the sounds of the ship breaking up . Giving out its last crys of fate and precedent to its upcoming silence. God RIP Mr. Prentice. ECF

[@SJ-dm3eb]

Just look at young people in society now they couldn't butter bread. He not only survived a sinking ship but 2 World Wars his generation were built differently. He shows humility and respect something younger people know nothing about.

[@lynnboyd33]

He also survived the huge influenza invasion of 1918!

[@escapevelocity434]

Always amazed at the level of articulation, humility and conversational skills these old timers had.

[@roberthobo4871]

What beautiful Karma. He saved Mrs. Clark and helped her get on the life boat. Then her life boat scoped him out of the frozen water and she wrapped him up. He said she probably saved his life as he was about frozen solid. Crazy how life works sometimes. You have to stop and appreciate everything.

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

I can’t imagine the PTSD these survivors lived with. 😢 RIP for those who perished.

[@mokele7283]

I think the one who he told about from the lifeboat, who wanted to get off was deeply in shock. 😢

[@LimerickWarrior1]

You can see the pain in his face.

[@cjhoward409]

I met Edgar Harrell. He wrote a book called Out Of The Depths. He was a Marine on the Uss Indianapolis that got torpedoed. He just passed away a year or 2 ago. The last surviving Marine on that vessel. Riveting story of survival.

[@FenrisTheMannis]

@@cjhoward409 The Indianapolis was a whole different level of hell, reading about it is enough to give one nightmares.

[@CookiExMonster1]

Heres the thing. Old school people lived with it and didnt use it as a crutch like todays sissys. Thats what i picked up from these old videos of tragedies. Something is to be gained from pain and sorrow. And how to deal with it make you into this man who can remember everything and went on being tough. No excuses

[@ericchambers5827]

Watching this old man telling the story really broke my heart. Im sure he has long passed away R.I.P. SIR

[@mackmccord3743]

He passed away in 1982. 3 years before they found the shipwreck buried in the ocean in 1985

[@krist6074]

It's clear to see that this man is deeply traumatized. He's trying hard to keep himself together as he's talking about that night. Not going into too much detail. Though I'm sure he remembers every second of it! RIP!!

[@NeTxGrl]

RIP Frank Prentice.

[@quietguy1948]

And all the rest on board that terrible night/morning . . .

[@pho3nix-]

Finally they posted a proper clip of this interview. Thank you.

[@simonrae3048]

A clear, concise memory of someone....who was there. No one else's view matters (i.e theories of those who weren't there). We are so incredibly lucky to have this real time memory. This is all one needs to know, Salute you Sir

[@easystar123]

This was wonderful to hear from an an actual survivor of the Titanic. This man recalled everything so vividly about the tragedy and did it so nicely. God bless his soul. Rest in peace Mr Prentice.

[@GamingLifers.M]

What a fantastic bloke a lost generation people are not this classy anymore

[@thedigitalemotion]

Exactly what I was think too! Last of a generation this sadly.

[@carolynm9638]

That’s a fact.

[@Snowflake1374]

Agree. My grandparents generation. They were real humble and Classy.

[@Heykittygirrrl]

When he said he'd probably have a nightmare that night. I felt my heart break for him. Poor guy 😞

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

The definitive gentleman. Well educated and well read. A charming man in the way he communicates his feelings. They don’t make them like this very much anymore.

[@doctorbohr1585]

He's probably well read. I doubt he was well educated, serving as a crew member. He probably learned the trade to escape poverty. His life was an education, however.

[@joycegibbs5267]

that's what a proper education looked like. Not like now !

[@jeremypearson6852]

You can tell by the emotion in his voice how much this still affects him. Terrible tragedy,

[@Rob-zw5qs]

I dont think it still affects him

[@petercarrington948]

Why do you say that?​@@Rob-zw5qs

[@johnnymichael1804]

​@petercarrington948 because this interview was conducted 45 years ago and dude was already in his 80's it appears. So unless he's 120 years old now, I doubt this STILL affects him.....

[@petercarrington948]

@@johnnymichael1804 oh that's SO Clever. 'dude'

[@alanbellas513]

@@johnnymichael1804 guess, you have never heard of historical present tense, hence ah so mathematically astute.

[@guidoiglesias24]

So this man was 90 years old in this video? Unbelievable! 🤯

[@alanbeaumont4848]

Mt grandmother had a school friend who survived the event (she'd have been about 16). She had also said there was no initial concern or rush to the boats because everyone believed the ship unsinkable.

[@brightblue2415]

There had also been people who died as a result of getting on lifeboats on previous ships (capsizing, smashing into the side of the ship), so people who knew about any of those, would be even more reluctant to get on board a lifeboat.

[@miralynne8913]

I can recommend ocean liners design for more information. It is such a well researched and informative channel 😊

[@destructionman1]

@@brightblue2415 It was 80 feet down the side of the Titanic to the water. Pitch black, freezing cold, eerily silent. Waving goodbye-forever to your husband/dad/etc. Leaving behind all your personal belongings other than what you could fit in your pockets. I for one would have been scared sh*tless to get into one of those lifeboats, and wouldn't unless there was no other choice, which people weren't sure of until the final minutes. Understandable they were reluctant.

[@KyleCorwith]

Never have listened to a recounting more clear than this. Bless this man's soul.

[@maxaircraft5974]

There are no words anyone can say today to match the words this mans says here. Such great historical footage.

[@1gbayfisher]

This man is a national treasure, God bless him.

[@user-fb3pu3qx3t]

Amazing testimony.

[@RickBerg-b9k]

If this interview took place in 1979, Mr. Prentice was 90 years old. He died three years later in 1982.

[@LouiseLm91]

So he actually died before they found the wreckage 😢

[@LouiseLm91]

Just 3 years before they finally located the wreckage ❤

[@dudoklasovity2093]

I like this old man, they way he talks, his gestures and the remarkable situation recovery his memory is very good.

[@pocopico7409]

I’m struck, while listening to this gentleman’s personal accounting of what happened, just how amazing the 1997 movie “Titanic“ was in recreating the disaster. Listening to this man talk brought back scenes from the movie that seemed to match exactly what this man was saying. Imagine actually seeing those scenes from the movie in real life! How horrible, yet so amazing that he lived to tell it.

[@prettythings3]

You must see "A Night to Remember." You would find it fascinating.

[@pocopico7409]

@@prettythings3: Thank you… I just watched it. I watched a colorized version on KZbin for free. Yes, it was a very good movie, especially considering it was made in 1958. I found both of them to be very similar, but I think I prefer the 1998 version. The ‘58 version didn’t have the love story or beautiful music, of course. 😊

[@prettythings3]

@@pocopico7409 Oh great. Very glad you enjoyed it. It was historically accurate mostly, and survivors were consulted during production. The set design was also very precise. The inquiries into the actions of the Carpathian and Californian ships were very interesting. Such a tragedy. Water can rob one's body about 20x faster compared to air, and the cold Labrador current was simply deadly for the poor souls in the water.

[@cellocat-sm8lx]

God bless this sweet gentleman. God rest his soul and all those lost on the Titanic ❤

[@mikebrice7255]

I had a customer whose father was on board the Carpathia the night she picked up survivors. He was quite young but apparently remembered that day quite vividly !

[@rickgrimes120]

He had such a calming and endearing way about him - especially how he spoke. Beautiful human. Respect.

[@tonysuley4306]

Well spoken gentleman who didn't crumble under pressure and saved other people first you have my respect sir and I salute you

[@ziff_1]

His watch, stopped at 2:20 AM, should be in a museum.

[@tinam6357]

Why- it’s his

[@ewade244]

​@@tinam6357You are aware that he's been dead for decades, right?

[@a9029k]

@@ewade244if I were him I would've kept it in the family. He probably left it to his children

[@tinam6357]

@@ewade244 his families- yes I’m aware but that property of his/ family- but yes that would be nice- I went to Titanic museum they had in one of the casinos and I can’t believe how it moved me

[@thajman]

It is in the Titanic Museum in Southampton UK.

[@JoeL-zb1yd]

Wow. What a man. I take my hat off to him. Frank W. Prentice. He still hurts but manages a smile.

[@coloradoken3159]

He was 90 years old during this interview. I hope I look this good when I'm 70.

[@MultiGreatescape]

very sad..."i'll have another nightmare...you think I'm too old for that but you'll be amazed"

[@dianaminnick8003]

Poor man. It haunts him his whole life, but it would be a night mare for anyone.

[@jasoncurry1685]

What a fantastic true gent, not boastful or full of self pity, just a polite man who did his best, that's all any of us can do.

[@Salacious-Crumb]

Whats even sadder is gentleman like this have also slipped away never to be seen again

[@JimmyWin501]

Totally agree, you won’t see people like that again…

[@TaxingIsThieving]

That’s a tragedy in itself.

[@joycegibbs5267]

so true. Looks what's replaced it 🥺😢😱😱

[@NoNeed2No]

​@@joycegibbs5267East Asian and African gimmegrants

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

What an amazing interview. He thanked God for saving his life. It was great he helped that young wife too.

[@--Voltz--]

*Hearing him talk was so peaceful and calm. I could listen to him all day and all night* !

[@Hackett1066]

Men like him make me proud of my wonderful country and it’s past 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👌

[@markpalmer8083]

And look at it now and the latest generations! Compare and contrast!

[@Hackett1066]

@@markpalmer8083 exactly some can’t decide if they are Arthur or Martha strange world we live in now 😂

[@shafiqyongxian97]

By colonising and killing other nations?

[@LukeGale-w8m]

@@Hackett1066 Yes, that is EXACTLY what he meant XD

[@Gino_567]

@@markpalmer8083 I prefer to focus on the positives and move forward rather than dwell on the negatives.

[@andysimpson7559]

A truly remarkable account of the last moments of the Titanic.

[@guystevens5739]

His calmness and ability to tell a tragic story so matter of fact. You don’t get guys like this anymore.

[@bartdart3315]

Stiff upper lip, duty bound, never ever worried about his own demise, while witnessing horrors no one should. This man and his ilk are what made Britain what it was throughout the ages. I am proud to be British. As a side note: my gr8 grandad, a sergeant in the British army, also survived WWI...gaud only know how! I hope they both found peace.

[@JoeL-zb1yd]

I take my hat off to you and your countrymen.

[@prettythings3]

A Yank from Wyoming: Somehow we feel you are still our anchor. Our admiration for you, your eloquent history and the grand United Kingdom is endless.

[@Amory98]

The man has seen a better world, the world before the great wars. Still you can see the glimpses of ordered and properly mannered world in his demeanor, in his impeccable English, the way it's meant to be spoken. What a gentleman.

[@acjdf]

spoken

[@phineasgage8252]

You can convey emotions with so little, no need to be overly dramatic. You see and feel his emotions even though his voice is mostly steady and he is only teary eyed.

[@torgrim123]

Not only did he survive Titanic he survived the horrors of world war one.

[@thesqueakteam1573]

And ww2

[@torgrim123]

@@thesqueakteam1573 He wasent on active duty in ww2?

[@user_abcxyzz]

Well we survived covid and 911 and Joe Biden administration. I'd say we survived more than this man

[@chrislufc]

​@@torgrim123 He still survived WW2. Thousands of civilians were killed in the UK by Germans bombs.

[@thisisme3238]

​@@torgrim123Just imagine what this man has seen and heard...what things we could learn from him. 🤔

[@sandraa2971]

I find it amazing that he ran into Mrs Clark a second time I hope they stayed in touch. Good bless them all.

[@xplaybwoix]

They didn’t

[@merlith4650]

Would be a bit difficult to stay in touch back in those days from just a couple of circumstantial meetings.

[@Trey_Johnson11]

That last thing he said was so haunting. Thinking about how he was just a young man when this occurred. And alllllllllll these years later he still lays in bed at night reliving that nightmare. Such a chilling and profound account given from this man. And he’s now long gone. RIP sir and thank you for telling your story.

[@joycegibbs5267]

beautiful gentleman, a generation we will never see again tragically. How brave & dignified they were 💔

[@renayeblack5906]

Thank you BBC this is a priceless little interview.

[@morlin101]

Oh my God I'm so happy this interview took place. It was breathtaking and chilling at the same time. Thank you for this experience

[@grandiosa86]

This is why I love KZbin, because sometimes clips of this caliber comes around like a priceless gift.