Did Alcohol Save A MAN ON TITANIC?

In this video we tell the story of the Titanic's Chief Baker Charles Joughin and we try to find out if Alcohol really was the key to his survival.
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[@dwood78part23]

Charles Joughin is a case of "don't try this at home." Nevertheless the fact that he rode the stern into the water (like in the 1997 Titanic movie) & lived to tell makes him a legend in the Titanic fanbase.

[@autumnroad4879]

All while drunk. 😂

[@maxonite]

fanbase makes it sound like titanic was a band or something 🥲

[@LuzMaria95]

Yes exactly 🙌🏽

[@tonydeakin519]

It's okay Sam what Charles joughin did during the sinking of the unsinkable RMS Titanic

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Saved lives, created a funny backstory, survived the sinking, featured in every movie about the Titanic. Absolute legend in every respect.

[@Whitneypyant]

So this man saved a lot of women and children and save himself while drunk? Legend!

[@lilspliffster88]

I heard he was listening to the power of love on his walk man well the boat was sinking he is just that chill

[@Whitneypyant]

@@lilspliffster88 legend

[@TheFarmerfitz]

Yes.

[@armin3057]

you realize he was joking? Walkmans exist since the 1979 or sth@@Whitneypyant

[@TitanicStarGaming]

He was a legend ever since he put the bread into lifeboats for the woman and children.

[@ItsTheMunz]

I’ve always loved this story. Just the idea of a drunken baker traversing the side of the ship as it sunk like he was Spider-Man and then stepping off it into the water like it was the shallow end of the pool is the closest thing to a feel-good story I can think of in this epic tragedy.

[@jackc1186]

As a fellow cook, I am greatly inspired by Charles Joughin. Living that back of house life even in the face of death

[@curlyhairblacklilacs]

I adore this comment 😂🥰

[@nathanseper8738]

I think it's incredible how Joughin continued to work in sailing even after surviving the Titanic. He even worked in troop transports during World War II! The guy really was a legend!

[@jonathanstuart7354]

@@pterinochilusjohn4613damn he lived to 98, thats insane

[@ZOSO900]

78 according to Wiki.

[@nathanseper8738]

@@ZOSO900 Still a long time in that period.

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

I think Charles might be my favorite person from the story of the Titanic. His sense of calm, his devotion to service, his easy going, "devil may care" attitude and outlook and the miraculous circumstances from which he survived. It all makes for an incredible bit of history. No wonder so many liked him. I wonder if he ever took to sea again after Titanic.

[@jeniafru]

He actually continued working on ships and even served on troop transports during WWII before retiring in 1944. Truly a legend, apparently nothing could scare him off working on ships since he left for sea at age 11.

[@harrietharlow9929]

I love Charles Joughin. I would liked to have known him--obviously he had a very kind heart, making Thomas Andrews a loaf of Irish soda bread to help hm feel less homesick. And just as obviously, his alcohol consumption didn't harm him. Here's to you, Mr. Joughin!

[@harrietharlow9929]

@@jeniafru That man definitely had saltwater in his veins.

[@icaanul]

I'm sure the blood thinning and anti-freeze property of alcohol helped a lot. So now alcoholics everywhere have an excuse to always have a big flask of whiskey with them. "Dude, why do you have so much booze?".... "Titanic."

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

hahahaha.. what a great excuse, Titanic!

[@marywilliams5712]

😂

[@istream36Official]

I guess this shows that a way to survive cold waters after a sinking ship. Step one: Get drunk, Step two: Let the alcohol settle in you, Step three: keep core body out of water as much as possible by finding some kind of anything from the sinking still floating climbing on to it. That's it.

[@what8562]

The only necessary step is Step 3.

[@MisoElEven]

Not at all.. alcohol will make you feel less cold because it causes vasodilation (widening of the arteries and large blood vessels), but thats the exact opposite of what you want in cold conditions. You need to restrict blood flow to restrict temperature losses. When youre waiting, floating on debris in the middle of the atlantic you dont need to cool all the blood in your fingers and toes - you need the blood in the core and the brain where its going to stay warm. The alcohol might lower the psychological shock though, so in some cases it probably is better to get drunk before :D

[@maxonite]

@@MisoElEven Maybe because of the effect he didn’t tremble as much and that saved him energy? Idk I’m not medically knowledgeable but it seems almost like he held on for longer than the people that WERENT drunk

[@MisoElEven]

@@maxonite Maybe it was just the fact he had his core out of the water.. either way one drunk man isnt enough to form a statistic or base any advice on - there were probably plenty of people in that water with alcohol in their system (it was 1912, almost every man drank something before going to sleep)

[@Flash-sr8hm]

​@@MisoElEvenyou are correct. Giving someone with hypothermia alcohol is one way to kill them quicker, by diverting warm blood from vital organs, to non-vital organs such as fingers, toes, cheeks etc. A professor of biochemistry told me that physiological fact 30 years ago and I always wondered about the story of the drunk Titanic cook.

[@leftyken]

I think what saved Jouglin was that he was warmly dressed in a thick, fur overcoat over his other clothes. The fur repelled the water and kept his upper body dry. Fishermen in those days often wore a thick, wool sweater made from untreated wool which was also waterproof, but I imagine a fur coat was better.

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

Depends on the kind of fur, but there's definitely fur that does it, and since he's on a boat he most likely knew what to get for himself. but the idea of drowning with heavy clothes on seems really intimidating. When I was growing up in california in the 90's, people warned that jeans were one of the worst things to have on when trapped in water, but mostly because of the shrinking. actually, the weave in denim is/was so tight that I was told you can inflate them to use as an emergency floatation device, as they tend to trap air when wet.

[@hildeschmid8400]

​@@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justicemy late husband was in the Navy and he told me the same thing about denim.

[@AdamFoster-jc5zt]

Yeah, jeans collect so much water that they get super heavy.

[@CJODell12]

And that fact that he was a bit stocky also probably helped.

[@puuxexil]

You call it alcohol, I call it "Food Grade Antifreeze". Anyway, his observations of the ships deteriorating conditions inside are interesting and frankly, terrifying.

[@whitneywilliams317]

I call it feeling great, since death was coming, might as well not notice it.

[@savannahmarie8254]

​@whitneywilliams317 exactly like I would get drunker than a mfr that way I have no clue what's happening shit don't know if I die from the water or alcohol poisoning

[@gilliankingston8259]

Yes, exactly, good for him, he did his best both for others and himself👍👨‍🍳🍞🥃

[@Wildcat_Media]

Great Heroes of the Titanic: Captain Smith: “Women and children first!” Officer Murdock: “Men, come along if there are no more women.” Charles Joughin: “Save the booze!” What a freaking legend. 😊

[@HistoricTravels]

Everyone loves Charles. I mean seriously, how many people would go that deep inside a rapidly sinking ship, see a massive wall of water about to flood your room. Then you still run in to save the booze. XD

[@melodyvalentine8779]

​@@HistoricTravelsHe was very likely an alcoholic and worried about going into withdrawal. Addiction will make you do the wildest things to get what your body needs. He knew it was gonna be the last drink he'd have in maybe a few days, if he survived the night and alcohol withdrawal is horrific and can be fatal, so he made sure to get as much as possible in his system. I can't see why anyone would go that far into a sinking ship otherwise. Either way, the guy's a hero and a legend.

[@goaway8610]

​@melodyvalentine8779 or he was a refined man that needed a damn drink before his impending death.

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@melodyvalentine8779 As an alcoholic myself, I suppose it's possible, but I think it is more likely that he thought he was not going to survive and got drunk.

[@EroticOnion23]

The whole thing was Smith's fault though...

[@Voxac100b]

The man was a hero. Helping people. He liked a wee drink and didn't do anyone harm. He made sure food was in the boats

[@historyinsideanutshell]

Huge respect for Charles; I never get tired of his story - and don't worry, Sam. I giggle when the word "drink" comes up when I think of Charles and Titanic. So, you aren't the only one 😊

[@JustPeasant]

I believe that at the time when Joughin through that all of the lifeboats were gone (with water being ice cold), he probably assumed that he's gonna die. In his mindset at the time (IMO), if he was already thinking that his demise was inevitable, he'll not go out sober. If you're destined to perish, you'll might as well be completely wasted (or "pissed" in British English). Thoughts anyone? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

That’s a totally reasonable explanation. In effect, dull the inevitable pain of dying in ice cold water

[@razorfett147]

Hell, its what I'D do 😁🍻

[@jenniferk6697]

If I’m going down on a sinking ship, I’d prefer to be wasted too

[@davidh4374]

There's an old proverb about that, Proverbs 31:6

[@mattmingo7694]

ABSOLUTELY

[@douglasnieblas74]

I believe that Charles described the sensation of the stern sinking as being on an elevator going down. He said that when the water got to him he simply let go of the poop deck railing and swam away so it is plausible that he didn’t get his hair wet. The sea was dead calm and the slow sinking of the stern didn’t cause the type of suction seen in movies.

[@sitara2783]

I'm reminded of this Icelandic fisherman not long ago who survived a shipwreck because it turns out his body fat was the consistency of blubber and was able to shield his vital organs from the cold. I doubt this was the case here but it's an interesting thought. I do think that the alcohol kept him from feeling the cold as much and maybe kept him calm in the face of all the chaos. Good work, dude.

[@KibblezanBitz]

One of the most unintentionally funny moments in cinema history, in my opinion, is the bit in the 1997 Titanic movie where the one guy pings off the propeller and the very next shot is a closeup of Joughin taking a giant swig from his flask.

[@Wilko710]

I have felt bad since 1997 for laughing at that

[@savannahmarie8254]

I know they might not have happened just like that but the propeller guy happened too 😢 I hate thinking about it they say the guy that was with him stayed with him I think it might have been Charles I'm not sure I just watched a video the other day. I'm hyperfixated

[@jhwhthemerciful]

​​@@savannahmarie8254 Hi there Marie! I am your lord and I choose you to know a little secret of my. I know Its a bit weird but I need to communicate through these kind of channels. Are you ready to know?

[@austinpalmquist3196]

I believe that propeller guy was supposed to be Cyril Ricks

[@Nightshadelvii]

That’s one hell of hangover

[@wolfgang6517]

You should make a video on Father Thomas Byles. He was a Catholic priest during the Titanic who not only refused to escape the sinking ship abut also decided to help as much people as he could and giving consolation to the terrified passengers. In Cameron's Movie he makes I think 1 appearance as the ship goes down during the final scenes, praying with the passagers. His story is truly fascinating and its sad that many people never heard about him.

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

But he didn’t die on the ship, I heard. He got off on the second stop, I think. He took like 200+ photographs and he’s why we have as many pictures of the ship and the Titanic itself.

[@marshalbelisarius4563]

@@tamiwatchesstuff Wrong Priest. Father Francis Browne took the pictures and left the ship. The remaining three Priests, including Father Thomas Byles, died in the sinking

[@jonathanlee7355]

I think u laugh at him drinking in his cabin cuz u think of the scene in "a night to remember" lol.. I love this story but always wondered how long it took him to swim all the way to the overturned boat. The myth that alcohol saved his life has been debunked numerous times. Maybe it didn't keep him warm, but made so he could swim and be saved. I often wondered if he drank because he knew he might die..

[@thebigpicture2032]

If you’re going to go, may as well go happy. 😀 He’s my favourite survival story from the Titanic.

[@whovianhistorybuff]

If you're gonna die you may as well enjoy yourself, it was a tradition in Britain to give a condemned man a shot of whisky before he went to the gallows.

[@madezra64]

I think the psychological numbing, and physical numbing would actually help. Obviously it won't stop you from freezing, but it would help for you to be calm and not feel so much pain and strain your body more then necessary. No matter what getting his core out of the water is what saved him without question, but who knows if he had not been drunk how he would have handled it. His legs were still submerged which to a completely sober person would be excruciating. The alcohol definitely help him ride out the night without question. It didn't save him out right, but it gave him a crutch to lean on in the water.

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

It wouldn't physically help you but it may help psychologically helping you feel less scared and prevent you from feeling the cold as much.

[@marywilliams5712]

Yes the alcohol would definitely helped him stay chill (no pun intended) and not panic

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Alcohol makes you feel warm by bringing the blood to the surface. This makes you freeze more quickly,. He had to have been pulled from the water in time

[@nbunnysnowboard]

I feel a special kinship to Charles Joughin because I was being stupid in high school and I fell through the ice on the back of an ATV and almost died but I was so drunk that it felt like jumping into a hot tub and because of that I didn’t panic and I was actually pretty calm, and I genuinely think it helped save my life that I had been drinking that night. I know people say that if you drink you are more likely to freeze, but I think the fact that it made me keep calm is what helped me survive. I kept trying to get up on the ice and it kept breaking and after about 5-10 minutes all of a sudden I got even more calm and I thought to myself “if I died right now everything would be fine” and I think that was the DMT that my brain was releasing because it thought that I was dying. My friend was finally able to pull me and my bf out after he slid on his belly like a penguin to grab me but I think if I had been in the water another 10 to 15 minutes I might have had a similar fate to the rest of the Titanic victims. When I found out about Charles Joughin I was psyched that I wasn’t the only person that experienced this phenomenon! It’s the first and only time (hopefully)that I have had a near death experience but it made me fear death a little bit less and it also made me realize that it’s calm at the end. I’ve always been drawn to the ocean but I’ve also always kind of thought that I would die in the water, strange paradox but it’s something I’ve always felt since I was little. Not sure where I stand on reincarnation but it’s interesting to think that maybe in a past life that is how I went and that’s why I’m morbidly drawn to the ocean, and by extension ships and shipwrecks. Just a thought 🤷🏼‍♀️ Edit because I forgot to add it the first time: I also fell in the water similar to him, the ATV fell out from under me and I didn’t even get my hair wet! I could see the light from the ATV at the bottom of the lake, and now it reminds me of when people were saying that they could see the lights from the ship disappear under the water. Super eerie. (Once the spring came, we were actually able to haul the ATV up and it worked fine after months of being underwater!)

[@JoeyMartz]

Do you struggle with binge drinking? I am not being sarcastic or trolling, I assure you? It is a genuine inquiry.

[@nbunnysnowboard]

@@JoeyMartz I only drink a bit on holidays now but in college I had a pretty bad problem, do you think that made a difference at all in how long I was able to stay in the water?

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

I'm glad you survived and I'm weirdly happy that you were able to dreg up the ATV lol

[@richardjoughin6602]

Me too. He was my great great uncle. A long line of keen ‘boozers’ on my dad’s blood line.

[@jjmfrees]

Maybe make a video on Third Officer Pitman. He’s rarely mentioned and almost never appears in Titanic movies. I didn’t even know he existed until a few years ago.

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

I didn't know about him until honor and glory did one of their live streams in 2018 or 2019 I can't remember

[@andrewb325]

I’ve heard the theory before that Scotland Road itself played a big role in speeding up the sinking of Titanic by allowing the water to easily traverse the entire length of the ship. This story seems to back that up.

[@rileybridgham1963]

I love your videos, it's incredible that Charles Joughin survived for that long until the Carpathia picked him up.

[@ericstuglik7022]

I've heard it said that hypothermia really wasn't an issue for him because, as Sam pointed out, he was numb to the cold. I think part of what helped him survive was that he didn't have that shortness of breath or shallow breathing from the extreme cold.

[@lightspeednate]

Whenever I am a passenger on a plane I drink a few beers. It helps me control my breathing.

[@brentrichards1200]

He also put on a lot of clothes including a thick fur coat.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Nice to hear about him. Thanks! Yes alcohol in the freezer won't freeze!

[@baseballking2426]

Sam. You should make a video while you watch the titanic movie and on a model show where in the ship they are. It could be different parts

[@rememberingtitanic1405]

I second that motion

[@jevinday]

"His 2nd objective was also to make sure that as little alcohol as possible went down with the Titanic before she sank" That was great haha. Your writing is getting better with every video Sam. Keep it up

[@oriontaylor]

I feel like I heard that from Tom Lynskey (Part-Time Explorer) a few years back. No criticism though - it's a great line!

[@rawfoodwriter]

I mean, he's said it before...

[@nathanseper8738]

I chucked as well!

[@thegoodsisjas]

That's so inaccurate, if he had he wouldn't of been able to do everything he did that night. And what's funny about someone thinking they are about to die so they choose to have a drink 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@chuck1804]

In the face of certain death, being pissed off your face is actually pretty smart thinking. It would certainly numb the pain and distress of hypothermia at the very least, if not even anaesthetize you from the whole experience, and thus ease your passage to the afterlife.

[@SnaRi-dc1nl]

It wasn't the numbness preventing him from freezing in the water, but all the alcohol in his blood. Hypothermia causes blood circulation to slow down, eventually causing the heart to stop. But given that his bloodstream was saturated with alcohol (which does not freeze), it meant that the onset of hypothermia might have been postponed for a much longer time than someone who hadn't consumed alcohol. So it would not be strange for him to have been in the water for up to an hour or even more without losing his bodily functions.

[@zazoreal5536]

Finally someone else who knows about alcohol in the blood stream. Whiskey is the preferred choice to give to people who are trapped in the cold. Old snow rescue dogs use to Carry whiskey around their necks to aid and warm people who are trapped in blizzards.

[@OUTTA-TYME88]

Alchohol actually makes you lose bodyheat faster and harder to regulate body temp, add on top of that below freezing water. Half of his body being out of the water saved him for sure. I think there was another passenger that survived by floating on a deck chair. Possibly thrown by Joughin. If possible, I'd like you to cover The Addergoole 14, the 14 passengers from Ireland that boarded the Titanic at Queensland. Only three of the fourteen survived. Some of the men from the group were heroes, leading women and children up a ladder, through a hatch leading up to the poop deck. ! After they were told to go back to their rooms that it wasn't dangerous. I think more of them would have survived if they weren't told to go back down to their rooms.

[@zazoreal5536]

Not if it's whiskey. Ever wondered why the Old snow rescue dogs carried whiskey around their necks? Whiskey Heats up the body.

[@phillyguy8541]

Charles was not only numb to the cold but it is known that alcohol is an anti-freezing agent. How many people store vodka in the freezer? The alcohol level in his blood could indeed have enabled him to survive the subfreezing water temperatures much longer than what would ordinarily be possible. I think that Charles had even been ship-wrecked once before and he may have picked up this bit of wisdom from that experience.

[@RCassinello]

Sorry to say... But that's not how it works. Humans don't "freeze" to death because our blood turns to ice. We freeze to death because we need to be warm. Yeah, sure, alcohol is a good anti-freezing agent, but that's not the issue with hypothermia. Contrary to popular belief, alcohol actually cools the body down and makes the it more susceptible to hypothermia because it causes surface blood vessels to dilate - this extra blood flow near the skin both makes us feel hot, but also allows heat to leave the body much quicker. Which makes Charles Joughin's story more incredible - he didn't survive BECAUSE he drank. He survived IN SPITE of drinking.

[@gregorystace8176]

@@RCassinello To me these are both correct - Whatever happened he did survive and surely it must have helped if he wasn't panicking as much. Maybe that';s the answer. Either way it's a heck of a story !

[@rafenord2]

@@RCassinello His body suffered because of his drinking but his mind seems to have greatly benefitted from it in the heat (or rather cold) of the moment

[@Fuzzycatfur]

Charles Joughin: Posterman for "Fuck if I'm doing this shit sober"

[@SAOS451316]

He was certainly a very lucky man, especially considering what happened to some of the other kitchen staff.

[@Darth_Cornpop]

A little late to the party, but is there any documented record of what exactly Joughin was drinking while the Titanic was going down? It would be cool if that particular spirit is still made.

[@chiasanzes9770]

Whisky.

[@cburton99]

Theres isnt a definate answer, i like to think he mixed a cocktail with what he had and said fuck it :D

[@marywilliams5712]

There was a lot of wine on the ship but i think he stuck to whiskey. Does anyone know how long he lived after the sinking?

[@Darth_Cornpop]

@@chiasanzes9770 I know whisky, but I'm asking specifically what type or brand of whisky?

[@weasel2173]

As awesome and miraculous as his survival was, I don't think he has anything on another cook who survived a sunken ship; Harrison Okene.

[@04nbod]

I just discovered that this man was born 10 minutes away from my house. Birkenhead mate. Birkenhead!

[@majorfacepwn]

One of my favorite stories about the titanic! Any time I watch the James Cameron movie (which I know is full of inaccuracies and some accurate depictions) I always point him out and inform anyone in earshot about the man, the myth, the legend. Lol

[@TaijanDean]

There are a couple of deleted scenes that show him more clearly, both in the Titanic (taking a swig) and in the water before being fully rescued. He is, however, still very much in the final cut at the end of the sinking, taking a swig and riding the stern with Jack and Rose at the end. It's a shame his other scenes didn't make the final cut, but then again if all the deleted scenes made it in the final version the film would have been over 4 hours long which is a little stretch even for James Cameron 😆

[@majorfacepwn]

@@TaijanDean It might be a stretch in time, but god it would have been great for JC to put all those Deleted Scenes in. Just for the pure history of it. Sure I understand he had to cut things for the story he was telling, but for hard core history buffs, it would make the movie that much better. IMO lol

[@ilsignorsaruman2636]

​​@@TaijanDeane could have made "Titanic: James Cameron's Cut" with the subtitle "the various stories", in wich he put all other stories of the survivors, such as the Straus and so on.

[@michlo3393]

Mr Joughin's story is one of the few bright spots in that disaster. It's warming to hear he did what he could for others given the circumstance. I'm glad the film _A Night to Remember_ took the time to portray him. It's trite to say "if I were in his shoes I would have done the same" but THIS is true: I too would have been drunk. Everything else, I can't speculate.

[@jhwhthemerciful]

Being drunk actually allows you to hold your breath significantly longer while staying conscious. It also helps to keep calm in stressful situations. This might be strange to say - but yes - there are rare circumstances in which being drunk can help one survive.

[@superjoyyable]

So Im rewatching the titanic, and now that I know who Charles is,I'm sorry for chuckling, but I am so happy they put him the movie! Just a fact I hadn't known before and there he is! My Mad Lad Charles Joughin!!!!!!!!

[@richardjoughin6602]

Proud of this fascinatingly family link to Titanic. Us Joughin’s love a drink

[@AngelTails97]

I think the lesson here is simply, if you're ever on a sinking ship, get absolutely blasted!!! 🤣 JK

[@icanhearcolors3984]

"If your ship starts sinking, start drinking..."

[@mhmm3101]

Watching this increases my heart rate

[@cthulhucultist1173]

Alcohol don’t freeze, ig if you have enough in your blood it prevents it from freezing too, idk I’m not a scientist so I can’t explain, but it makes sense to me

[@colbyjames7205]

One story you should tell is when Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson tried to reason with Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon and the other 12 occupants to rescue more survivors but that request got declined. Charles Hendrickson is likely the character in the movie A Night to Remember who tried to order Sir Richard to save more survivors. He does have also a cameo in 1997 Titanic movie in a deleted scene as well. I like to hear the most devastating tale on Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson I actually like his character and why might I ask is because he was the only occupant out of the other 11 who wanted to save more and Sir Cosmo denied saving more which I felt sorry for Leading Fireman Hendrickson to say the least. My favourite hero is Leading Fireman Charles Hendrickson from the Titanic. But you also should do one on Leading Fireman Frederick Barrett as well at somepoint he became a hero saving the stokers and Fireman from the Boiler Room and quite possibly he also saved the occupants from Lifeboat 13 from nearing being squished by Lifeboat 15 almost nearing on-top of them. Barrett was in charge of 13. And the Stokers aboard 13 was both Fireman George William Beauchamp. And Fireman Albert Major. Able Seaman Robert Hopkins and Lookout Reginald Lee where both in that Lifeboat. They're is also a Japanese Passenger you ought to mention on Lifeboat 13 in future as well. And famous Lawrence Beesley as well. In charge of Lifeboat 15 was Fireman Frank Dymond. Fireman George Cavell. Fireman W.H Taylor. Third Class Stewart John Edward Hart. First Class Bathroom Steward Samuel J. Rule. Third Class Steward Arthur Lewis and Verandah Cafe Steward John Stewart. And the occupants are what you should tell sometime in future. Yeah Fred Barrett's heroic tale is one I like to see as well.

[@Yggi11]

Regarding Joughin's two-hour claim, there was an incident where an Icelandic fisherman survived six hours in very cold water. Scientists concluded that his body fat had unusual properties.

[@carlambroson8872]

For being pretty inebriated at this point, he made some clear and very rational decisions! May the sea be forever at you’re back Charles!!

[@suras8984]

Adrenaline probably cleared up his mind

[@anthonygudgeon4298]

This was not unusual, EVERY man was drinking during this period he was just one that drunk beyond being able to stand and survived

[@LilPeeper420]

Besides Thomas Andrews; this man is one of my favorite characters from titanic; and he’s quite a character.

[@chrisiyo_2017]

Hey Sam, could you do some research about the SS Naronic and SS Pacific, two ships that disappeared on the Atlantic Ocean

[@whitneywilliams317]

Wow really, the water doesn't seem to like ships I see. Ship: we will be sailing across the Atlantic this evening Atlantic: do it and you'll disappear, just your friend Titanic.

[@ec6933]

This has always been my favorite survivor story

[@garydunken7934]

When you are sinking, start drinking!

[@Horologist-zu5vq]

Darn right! Id be like I AIN'T DYING SOBER!!

[@sabrinastratton1991]

He made sure that Titanic didn't go down with all the expensive wines and champagnes. Gotta hand it to him

[@opticalraven1935]

No one. Absolutely no one. Chef Charles: SAVE THE BOOZE!

[@Oozaru85]

I just watched "A Night to remember" for the first time and that drunk guy had so much screen time there, his comedic presence felt almost like a slap in the face in a movie about a ship disaster. On the other hand it was quite amazing how many more details about the sinking were shown in that movie compared to Cameron's version. I highly recommend that movie, if people haven't seen it yet.

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

He has done it again. Another amazing video where the topic is something i never even thought of. Also, could you do video on the automobile the Titanic was carrying?

[@NidusFormicarum]

Alcohol makes things worse - it only makes you numb to the cold, but the body's ability to keep itself warm gets worse.

[@shelleywayne4329]

Charles Joughin's surviving titanic could be made into a movie

[@KiwiSentinel]

All that I've been taught about hypothermia and alcohol doesn't recommend it as a survival method. I like your theory about core temps and keeping his upper body out of the water keeping him alive.

[@paulharris7654]

Thank you for this insight into the story of Charles Joughin. I love your videos explaining things in an informative way whilst still maintaining respect for the disaster. Your charisma and passion is highly contagious! From my understanding upon consuming alcohol, core body temperature begins to fall thus putting him at a biological disadvantage before even falling into the icy water! I believe it is true that is numbs your senses which perhaps gave him the will to fight on. All of this is highly relatable. There have been many occasions after enjoying a couple of Whiskeys that I have not felt the cold night air as much coming out of a bar (albeit fortunately not falling into a frozen river). Theoretically speaking, being inebriated should have shortened his 15 average min survival time and increased his odds of accidently swallowing water and drowning.....A lucky man through and through. Much love from the UK.

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

Saved by alcohol. Well I guess that's one way to live. He is an unsung hero since he saves the alcohol. It's funny cause he lived and probably had survivors guilt and the mother of all hangovers

[@user-mf9wg6jq5f]

Imagine him waking up the next morning on the Carpathia wtf happened last night? Where am I? Lol

[@jakegarvin7634]

That guy was an absolute unit. Right up there with the Chinese dude on the table.

[@OUTTA-TYME88]

Charles Joughin, the man the myth, the legend. Don't know what it is but I love this guy!

[@andrewevertonscouse8296]

This is what is would of done on that night . You no you are going into freezing water and are probably gunna die I am going to get stinking drunk before I go into that water give me the whiskey . my man Charles what a guy 🥃

[@Master_of_Failure]

I was like I've pictured sinking ships in my head before can't be that scary right 11:45 OOH That's one of those "yeah that's really really bad" moments

[@p.k.5455]

Interesting video, thank you! Speaking of drinking, here's an idea for a drinking game ... have a shot every time Sam says "however" and see if you're still standing after 5 minutes...lol😃

[@patrickg3796]

“A night to remember“ has became one of my favourite movies. Got it in blu ray.

[@GetUnwoke]

dude was so yoinked he saw a polar bear on the death berg waving hi to him

[@bishopsix1628]

Awesome video! I'd like to see a video of you going through all the models you have at the back there, or your favorite Titanic books as there are so many out there!

[@roberthess3939]

Sam, one more thought. Please do a series on the lives of the survivors after they got back home. I know you have spoken about the lives of a few of the more well-known survivors [post-Titanic], but this got me to wondering what took place during the rest of Charles Joughin's life? Thx!

[@richardjoughin6602]

He went and lived in New Jersey and continued to work for White Star Line. He married a lady named Louise, as did I…Louise Joughin II ☺He died in December 1956 aged 78, 3 months after me dad (his great nephew) was born.

[@kasvinimuniandy4178]

@@richardjoughin6602 whoaaa... you're related to this legend??

[@jgs1703]

Dude is a legend. Cant freeze to death if your blood is 30 percent alcohol.

[@rde4017]

Oh yes you can. It is a myth that alcohol stops you from freezing to death.

[@jgs1703]

@@rde4017 calling bullshit on that one. You can still freeze to death but the alcohol helps.

[@iamboat562]

There should be an update in Titanic sos where if u put ur characters name to Charles Joughin it makes u immune to hypothermia

[@zappator]

I’m practicing at home : surviving a sinking in freezing cold water, the Charles Joughin way ! Cheers !

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

But beware that in some cases, alcohol drinking can increase risks of hypothermia too.

[@drosera88]

Crew member: "You can't get drunk now! The ship is sinking!" Charles Joughin: "....and??"

[@MrDaiseymay]

Alcohol makes the blood move from the internal main organs, to the skin surface, making you THINK it's doing you good--it isn't. It's putting you at risk of heart failure etc. He was very lucky.

[@CasperKjellsson]

Do you think the Titanic would have survived the collision with the iceberg if she had continued at full speed instead of going to reverse? So the center propeller was spinning the whole time and therefore giving the rudder "extra water" to turn with?

[@ilovetractors40]

Titanic isn't all sad. If I was there I would help him drink all the alcohol :D.

[@jimmclaughlin8527]

You and me boath🥃🍷🍷🍸🍹🍺

[@maxsz91]

Na zdrowie! 🍻

[@lilspliffster88]

Can you can drown a man but you can’t kill a party animal…. Charles is the OG party animal well everything around him is falling apart and going to hell.. he kept his cool drank his booze and rode it out like a true party animal… probably gave a wave when he was picked up… imagine floating through the carnage n bodies just to see a drunk British man floating wasted like nothing happened…

[@tim9798]

Medically this is a good survival technique, adding anti-freeze (alcohol) to your bloodstream will help you survive in the cold and also help avoid amputations.

[@Wayner71]

Charles' story is fascinating. It would have taken lot of whiskey to ease the anxiety of that catastrophic situation. In fact, I doubt whether it would have done the job. But it would have lessened it somewhat. That last trip back to his cabin would have sunk the spirits of the most optimistic individual. The alcohol would have numbed the pain of the cold water considerably and probably allowed him to function at a higher level than someone in shock from the freezing water. I think that the adrenaline going through his body from his fear might have mitigated the debilitation of the alcohol. If he had drunk that much under normal circumstances he would have found it difficult to walk or orient himself.

[@cannabiscomet4410]

You know your Titanic knowledge is better than the average when all I had to hear was "It was a little after 2 AM and he went to the A deck pantry" for you to go "Bad idea, thats about to be several kinds of messed up in there..."

[@leon419]

"The sound of steel beams breaking all around...." Yeah I think ima just head out.....

[@vojtakriz8989]

Nothing good happens after 2 AM... 🙂

[@jakecavendish3470]

Alcohol would increase your chances of hypothermia. He actually had very little to drink if you read his account, he certainly wasn't drunk (he drank about the amount you would put in a large trifle or pudding). Almost certainly a lot of the men who ended up in the water would have been very drunk, they didn't survive. He was stocky which would have helped and crucially he didn't panic so he probably didn't go into shock. The fact he stayed so cogniscent is actually the impressive bit

[@LoneWolf051]

Find someone that loves you the way Charles loved his whiskey

[@stewartspencer368]

Forget about Jack and Rose, I want the movie a movie of the Titanic focused around Charles joughin

[@isobelle.London]

He’s a legend I love him 😍

[@Deveolgaming1912]

This guy was the last survivor to ever touch titanic again

[@andrewspeers4018]

Fantastic video Sam ..

[@HistoricTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@goldfing5898]

It is a pity that James Cameron included Charles Joughin's character in his movie (particularly the scene at the stern, where Joughin drinks from a pocket flask next to Jack and Rose), but it does not become clear to the audience that this character really existed and survived. I always wondered who this nice sympathetic guy at the stern was until I got to know his story on the internet, e.g. on this channel.

[@rafenord2]

They should have shown him chilling near Rose among the survivors

[@ZOSO900]

He's on overturned Collapsible B behind Lightoller in the extended Carpathia scene. There's another deleted scene that shows him throwing deck chairs over, too.

[@danzalisnock9128]

When i wasn in 6th grade, about 25 years ago, we were told we had to pick a real historical survivor from the Titanic, and write an essay on their experience. I picked Mr. Charles Joughin because his story was too cool.

[@ncc1701chris]

A hero in away as well....good man.

[@DrVaults]

Oh I don’t blame him for getting that whiskey I’m sure it was a very great 1912 blend 😃

[@invisibleray6987]

Iconic story....love the bit where he's hanging onto the railings with Jack and rose

[@TheCombatWombat0]

Just wanna say, I love your videos! 😁😊

[@kavinskysmith4094]

can you imagine what he would have said had he lived long enough to see the wreck of the titanic, Hey Robert do me a favor and find my old cabin, I think I still got a bottle of booze in there lol

[@skylineXpert]

alcohol does numb your sensitivity. You may not feel Its cold but the thermometer says -5*c

[@livewire7480]

Hey sam! I recently got your merch as a gift and its awesome and very comfortable! love your videos and love to see your channel grow.

[@Yassified3425]

It's actually a misconception that alcohol keeps you warm, but the warm feeling is actually alcohol causing your veins to release more heat. The only thing alcohol does is lower your freezing point by a couple of degrees, but it wouldn't matter since your body would die if it reached such low temperatures. So it's highly unlikely he swam for 2 hours.

[@dwood78part23]

& if I recall, the Carpathia would arrive around 2 hours after the Titanic sunk. So yeah, I too doubt that he'll be in that icy cold water for that long.

[@madezra64]

True, but there is something to be said about the numbing both physically and psychologically. Obviously he survived because he was able to get his core body out of the water, but it probably helped keep him calm being so drunk. Honestly, if I am about to plunge into freezing pitch black water, I would hope I was drunk lol. I feel like he knew the alcohol would keep him calm enough to not lose his mind. But you're not wrong, alcohol doesn't make your warm, but it can reduce the strain on your heart by keeping your blood thin and keeping you from hyper ventilating and freaking out.

[@larchman4327]

Check out charles joughin's story on KZbin channel drunk history. You know your a titanic nerd when it seems like you already watched this episode maybe it's because a night to remember is my favorite titanic movie.