The Titanic's Lost Crew Who Died To Keep The Lights On | Saving The Titanic | Absolute History

The story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to facilitate the survival of others.
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[@Corristo89]

Remember, it was a moonless night, they were in the middle of the Atlantic and Titanic herself was the only source of light. If her power went out, so would every bit of light and her radio. People in the water could barely tell if she broke apart or not because they literally couldn't see a thing in the pitch black. Imagine trying to fill lifeboats on a pitch black ship with thousands of screaming, terrified, panicking peope running around. These men fought until the end to give everyone else a chance of surviving and they deserve to be remembered as heroes.

[@emakelley6807]

Liked the part where the fireman sang twinkle twinkle little star. “If I find you in the dark, I will thank you for your spark…” no stars to grant a wish that night…. Original poem “then the traveler in the dark, thanks you for your tiny spark”

[@dirtymogerdy7508]

​@@emakelley6807well this is just depressing

[@dominickmartino3267]

@@emakelley6807 q q qq

[@Limb0117]

Well said.

[@bythewaydigitalofficial]

This gem of a documentary deserves all the attention than the romantic cinematic version of the disaster. My condolences to those who went down with the RMS Titanic. RIP

[@horrorbuff7803]

Those men died as heroes. They kept the lights on so long for the crew to get enough people off the boat until the last minute. Even though they knew that they were going to die in the end. Those brave souls deserve more recognition.

[@AndreiPopescu]

I'm not sure they knew they were going to die. Apart from the wireless operators, the captain and a few other people I don't think the message that the nearest ship would get there in 4 hours reached everyone else. In this case the engineers kept working thinking that the rescue ship could come at any moment.

[@D.T.A1]

​@@AndreiPopescu do you think they seen the water rushing in?? I believe wholeheartedness that they knew it was going down..

[@AndreiPopescu]

@@D.T.A1 Yes they knew the ship was going down, what I said was that it was possible they did not know that the rescue ships would get there so late. This make a big difference since it's one thing to believe that the rescue is in progres and that they could be ordered at any moment to get to the lifeboats in order to be taken to one of the rescue ships and another to know that only the ones in the lifeboats would survive.

[@Daledugahole]

They didn't get nearly enough people off most of the boats were half empty. Can't say I would have done any better it was chaotic and they did the best they could under the circumstances

[@bobabooey4537]

You just told everyone what we already knew from the video. Thanks.

[@pattymullin8515]

I never knew about this video before stumbling upon it today. This video put a very human touch on 'the men below.' It actually made me cry. There were many unsung heroes in the disaster of the Titanic. They deserve to be known, honored and respected. These men gave it their all and then some. My respects to the 'men below' who knowingly sacrificed their lives so more people could live.

[@terracottaneemtree6697]

🤥This is a rigged video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6DciIaId9uGa6s The crew wasn't keeping the electricity on, but turning off Boiler rooms AS THEY OUGHT to avoid fire, explosion. This is NOT what happened, though! BOILER ROOM 6 COMBUSTED DUE TO A DELIBERATE MISSING BOLT, AND THERE WAS AN EXOLOSION. Also 1,000 ppl were locked in the lower levels including this crew! CPT Smith Activated the seal tight doors early on! It was sink or swim for those who did not burn to death - and most of them obviously did because only 1/3 of the bodies were recovered! They take down videos and replace them with social engineering!

[@user-xg3uy6hq9g]

did their "duty", if those basturds in the "higher classes" and the crewhad been honest with the passengers etc took the disaster more seriously more would've survived

[@leroyhovatter7051]

Hey Patty. Do People Call You Patty?

[@johnsmith-rs2vk]

In those days even when everything was OK . It was still a very hard job . Bad to the bone ! But the Captain and the Officers always knew , without these guys nothing happens . Best food , best quarters and a few crates of beer at the end of a long shift .

[@timothyreed8417]

@@johnsmith-rs2vk no beer…the titanic was a dry ship…the quarters were in the front of the ship…not a great place to be…

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

This NEEDS to be in theaters. Brilliantly done in every aspect. Loved that Paddy made it.

[@joestewart5406]

I agree, it was a great documentary. Felt like a movie. Arthur darvill is a really good actor.

[@Fusion991]

Lol

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

Paddy mcnealy-o'reilly-o'mally-mcmackerson was last spotted in uttica new york, 2023

[@Supgangy]

too late for that you are crazy

[@Firemarioflower]

Of course he did. The real life man made it too, or is that what you meant

[@Blisscent]

This is the first documentary I’ve seen from the lower deck’s point of view. Really beautiful.

[@bigchevy350boy]

I agree 💯

[@StanCat4]

Same

[@jaredkelly930]

They stole it from a previous documentary, word for word.

[@yesitsher5888]

@@jaredkelly930 so what

[@ericd1632]

Technically this may be a documentary, but to me it's one of the absolute best Titanic movies ever made.

[@MM-ig1iv]

Yeah it beats the hell out of most movies made today.. because it's got higher paid professional actors. someone put some money into it. now everything's got so much cgi it makes me sick. there's hardly any real life human acting anymore? or not like this.

[@kevin6293]

It’s a docudrama.

[@paulcapaccio9905]

It certainly is

[@dunxy]

Not one, it is the best.

[@moontrakerr]

im totally agree with u

[@sqoishicasette]

It's amazing how when people are in tragedy and accept there's no way they can save themselves, they just turn to helping others and saving others as much they can till the last moment

[@Xtjiggzs]

Imagine if we (humans) make that our daily habit

[@JustinW90]

F that. The people that pay you will let you die in a second if they could save themselves.

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@JustinW90 case in point Bruce Ismay

[@ChoooChooo]

In an uncontrollable situation, we find what we can control.

[@joestewart5406]

This is a very heart touching documentary, if you can even call it that! Bravo to the actors and effort that was put in. It did not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

[@minniemouse1662]

This is what I had hoped the movie with Leo and Kate was going to be like...when it wasn't I was very disappointed. Thank you for making this!

[@kevin6293]

“Docudrama” is the term for this type of documentary.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

I believe the word is "Docudrama"...

[@KoDeMondo]

It appears from studies that down below the deep cold north Sea laying the Olympic and not the Titanic, but of course you get labeled as conspiracy if you want to report a bit of light in on of the insurance scam of the hystory as the JPMorgan increase the insurance policy just a week before of her maiden voyage

[@Rubin_Schmidt]

On 9 October 1912 White Star withdrew Olympic from service and returned her to her builders at Belfast to be refitted to incorporate lessons learned from the Titanic disaster 6 months prior, and improve safety. The number of lifeboats carried by Olympic was increased from twenty to sixty four (per Carlisle's original number), and extra davits were installed along the boat deck to accommodate them. Also, an inner watertight skin was constructed in the boiler and engine rooms, to create a double hull. Five of the watertight bulkheads were extended up to B-Deck, extending to the entire height of the hull. This corrected a flaw in the original design, in which the bulkheads only rose up as far as E or D-Deck, a short distance above the waterline. This flaw had been exposed during Titanic's sinking, where water spilled over the top of the bulkheads as the ship sank and flooded subsequent compartments. In addition, an extra bulkhead was added to subdivide the electrical dynamo room, bringing the total number of watertight compartments to seventeen. Improvements were also made to the ship's pumping apparatus. These modifications meant that Olympic could survive a collision similar to that of Titanic, in that her first six compartments could be breached and the ship could remain afloat. At the same time, Olympic's B-Deck underwent a refit, which necessitated eliminating her B-Deck promenades - one of the few features that separated her from her sister ship. The refit included extra cabins (the parlour suites which proved popular on the Titanic were added to the Olympic), more cabins were fitted with private bathing facilities, and a Cafe Parisian (another addition that had proved popular on the Titanic) was added, offering another dining option to first class passengers. With these changes, "Olympic's" gross tonnage rose to 46,359 tons, 31 tons more than Titanic's. In March 1913, "Olympic" returned to service and briefly regained the title of largest ocean liner in the world, until the German liner SS Imperator entered passenger service in June 1913. Following her refit, Olympic was marketed as the "new" Olympic and her improved safety features were featured prominently in advertisements. !!!

[@Firemarioflower]

That wasn't a flaw at all, it's just innovation as Titanic was the strongest ship of them all and certainly the 'most unsinkable'. She was already ahead of her time and unlucky to have such a collision (although it was planned to kill prominent people that would vote against the new banking system).

[@KoDeMondo]

It appears from studies that down below the deep cold north Sea laying the Olympic and not the Titanic, but of course you get labeled as conspiracy if you want to report a bit of light in on of the insurance scam of the hystory as the JPMorgan increase the insurance policy just a week before of her maiden voyage

[@johnindermuehle7632]

Unsung heroes. I can't imagine the fear they must have felt, and the courage and willpower it must have taken to overcome it. To willingly confine yourself to remain down in the labyrinthine bowels of a sinking ship so that the lights can stay on and other souls on board would have a better chance of escaping the fate which you will surely face is true heroism. It's one thing to throw yourself into harms way in a moment of passion, to dive in front of a train or a bullet to push someone else out of the way. But these men would have had almost 2 hours to contemplate the agony of the death, of drowning in freezing waters inside a pitch black iron tomb sinking to the bottom of the ocean, that surely awaited them.

[@hopLight2322]

I think they deserve their own special tribute.

[@ynysvon]

Your tribute is heartwarming. Every one of them perished because they did not abandon their jobs, a true definition of heroism.

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

100% agree

[@PippisMom]

Yes. What love for others. What a great and memorable story of personal sacrifice. Because the cr ew in the boiler room were quickly shoveling coal ; they were working on accepting their own passing. All Mariners who died like this are heros. i would hope that the extremely cold water hitting the boilers would have given those boys a quick and painless passing. For people jumping into the nearly freezing cold water, it would have caused paralysis and for many people rather instant death. It's been found that ice cold water hitting the brain stem causes instant death in many incidents....think, Wet Suit. That seawater would have been below 40° f.

[@davidvalensi8616]

Refusing safety for themselves, they kept a horrendous situation going, had the Californian responded, most would have been saved, one of two of the wireless operators also died.

[@G1NZOU]

The fourth funnel wasn't just for tricking the public into thinking it was fast, it did aesthetically balance the look to have a forth funnel further back, and the funnel actually held quite a lot of the ventilation ducting for many lower decks, as well as storage for deckchairs.

[@Dallas_K]

Also smoke from the galleys and smoking room fireplace.

[@allenmarvetsthewildbuck3205]

Wasnt it also exhaust for the kitching as well??

[@ExplorewithSvetlin]

Well, for all those functions you don’t need a fourth funnel of that weight and size, no?

[@bushratbeachbum]

To store deckchairs?!! Hahahaha, that's awesome!! I love learning odd facts!!

[@paulanthony5274]

@@allenmarvetsthewildbuck3205 Galleys they are called on a ship

[@bluedolphin05]

I cannot imagine the terror those poor men felt while deep inside Titanic. Knowing they weren't going to make it but doing everything in their power to help make sure as many people as they could get off the ship

[@kevin6293]

They didn’t know the ship was going to sink.

[@springfield03sniper]

@@kevin6293 bruh…..

[@kevin6293]

@@springfield03sniper sorry for making you feel stew pid (sic).

[@inhumanepie1]

The quality of production is absolutely outstanding I cant even imagine the amount of work that was put into this. Probably the best documentary I ever watched about the Titanic, this a perspective that I had never saw. I cant imagine the amount of terror everyone stuck on the ship must have felt, what an horrible way to die. The man who stood there until the end are absolute hero.

[@janetgallo9841]

MAY WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE MANY SOULS WHO DIED.

[@MissTina427]

AMEN!! We Will never ever forget that horrible disaster those poor ppl,children and animals end their lifes...I cant Even imagine how afraid they were,so cold and looking for their families...Rip and May God bless you all in the afterlife..❤❤❤❤

[@bookers2583]

My 1st cousin 3 x removed Edgar Maurice Rowe died aboard the Titanic. He was a first class saloon steward. May he be remembered and may he Rest In Peace. As well as his housemate and colleague, Fred Benham, who also died. Edit (July 2023): I have been shocked to see the amount of response from my initial comment. Thank you to everyone who has left a comment below, particularly the personal stories of loss aboard the titanic, and the many messages and expressions of reflective kindness. I have read them all. It is only sad that I've been pulled back here by the sharp rise in notifications I've received since the tragedy of the Titan about 2 weeks ago. May the victims also be remembered.

[@korypo303]

Wow! May they all rest in peace. Thanks for sharing Bookers. Can you share another detail or two of his voyage? With all due respect..

[@bookers2583]

@@korypo303 Hi Kory, yes you are right - may they all Rest in Peace. No offence taken. Sadly I have nothing more that reveals what he saw, who he met, what he did etc. during his time on the Titanic in detail. I have only records of his Titanic Crew Agreements and Crew Deceased records after the sinking. It is true that when looking over the latter document, Southampton abodes are listed disproportionately more than abodes of any other city or town. Much, much more than even London or Liverpool. Before the Titanic Edgar had served on the Majestic out of Liverpool. I would really like to obtain a photograph of him in his memory.

[@korypo303]

@@bookers2583 thanks for sharing! Such a tough job and what must have been...a tough end. An honorable job; an honorable end. RIP Edgar and Fred. Peace, love and memory from Huntington Beach, California.

[@litneyloxan]

Thank you for sharing that with us. May he rest peacefully. Could you explain what being 3 times removed means? I have heard this term in the past but never have seen it used literally until now. Of course you don’t have to answer, I can always google it regardless. but it is always nice to have a person talking about it explain it :)

[@bookers2583]

@@litneyloxan No problem litneyloxan. There are many ways to explain what the different degrees of cousins are, but I will explain it in the way that makes most sense to me. Perspective is important here; assume everything written below is from your own perspective as that determines the relationship on the family tree. What is universally considered the 'standard' cousin (e.g. your aunt or uncle's child) can be thought of technically as a 1st cousin 0 x removed. The 0 times removed simply means they are in the same generation as yourself in your family tree. In everyday language however, we would just call this relative our cousin. Many relatives in your family though are not in your generation. Your parents are 1 generation removed from yourself; so are aunts and uncles. Grandparents are 2 generations removed; great grandparents are 3 generations removed. So, a 1st cousin 3 times removed is the 'standard' cousin of your great grandparent. A 1st cousin 2 times removed is the 'standard' cousin of your grandparent. A 1st cousin 1 times removed is the 'standard' cousin of your parent. As said before, a 1st cousin 0 times removed is your own 'standard' cousin. Really, whenever someone says 'my 1st cousin 3 x removed' they are just saying 'my great grandparent's cousin'. Or, if your great grandparent was telling you a story about their cousin, you could think to yourself 'oh, so he/she is talking about my 1st cousin 3 x removed!' Charles was my great grandfather and his cousin was Edgar M. Rowe.

[@brwnohno]

I live this industry. These guys understood the sacrifice they had to make and the knowledge they had to save lives by sacrificing theirs.

[@rnhealer6044]

I haven't seen this video before I found it tonight. I have always been like a sponge soaking up as much information about Titanic as I can. I never tire of reading more books and watching videos about the tragedy. Though I've read about the brave men who lost their lives trying to keep the lights on until just before the sinking, I watching this film made their sacrifice more real.

[@mickeyshooter5298]

As an electrician, this is fascinating to me. Those guys were unsung heroes. I like to think I’d man my post till the end as well, to keep the lights on and save lives. Fun fact: the ships electricians were among the highest paid crew members, behind only the senior engineers.

[@jimburg621]

Electrician here too, you know how dangerous that old equipment was, and here are these men standing in sea water, manually switching DC volts, insane.

[@mickeyshooter5298]

@@jimburg621 oh man, I know. Those first couple generations of Sparkies were some damn brave men, I’ll tell you what. Back when the industry was still brand new and everyone was basically learning from their mistakes as they went along. Crazy to think about, as someone who has had electricity around me my entire life. Like, those first boys had to start from SCRATCH … damn

[@taras3702]

When the keel and double bottom failed and bent upwards, that set in motion a cascade of structural failures that split Titanic into four main pieces. The electricians were all killed when the forward cylinders, boilers in boiler room one, water tight bulkhead K and the coal bunkers were all shoved into G-deck, or when the shell playing ripped away from the inner structure for 160 feet aft of the forward end of the stern section because of the breakup. The generator room was probably opened to the sea during the break up, and if it wasn't sea water burst through the bulkhead or came over the top of it from the turbine engine room which was flooded during the breakup. This was also the reason why the stern section rapidly sank, the bulkheads and water right doors were rendered useless.

[@karlbark]

Really interesting point; (that the electricians were highly paid). - I can see that it was so...being such a new (and important) technology. But I've never thought about it in this way before. Cheers from Iceland 🇮🇸 -K.

[@mickeyshooter5298]

@@karlbark íslandi ! Greetings from the USA, vinur.

[@SHINOBHS]

Unsung heroes. They kept the power going so more people could escape..

[@hostetler125]

One of the best Titanic documentaries I've ever seen.

[@billyo6710]

I’ve read a lot about the titanic, it’s building, voyage, sinking and the people on board. The men in the engine rooms were true heroes. They not only kept the lights on until the last minutes, they kept the ship on even keel from rolling over and sinking over an hour longer than engineers thought possible. They saved many more than would’ve survived, and knew most of them would never survive.

[@sylverfox6973]

It's documentaries like this that remind us of the human element. That it wasn't just a ship that sank. But that there were real living human beings on it, as well.

[@positivelysimful1283]

The dramatic scenes were beautifully done; could have been a movie in its own rights. Heartbreaking to think of all those men, knowing they were doomed, working so hard to save others.

[@jessiewhitman8688]

Back then, men were men and did what they could to save women and children. They believed in honor and valor

[@bridittebargeot2679]

​@@jessiewhitman8688Yes. And women where women.

[@dondamon4669]

Sometimes people pleasing is a bad thing

[@ctatrains]

Ran into this by accident and I couldn't stop watching until the end. Excellent portrayal of the unsung heroes below deck. I've always wondered about the crew and how they coped while this tragedy unfolded.

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

This made me cry, it's so sad to see them give their lives so others may live😭😭😭

[@yambo59]

My first time seeing a video about some of the most unsung heroes in this tragic event. Great job on this drama. Its about time the story was told about those low down in the ship and behind the scenes who did much more than their duty to keep the ship afloat as long as possible in hopes of increasing the chance for survival of others. Also really liked the shots of the engines, boilers etc some very good work on that. RIP to all who didnt make it that fateful night.

[@darrenliske2022]

The men that worked at the bottom of the Titanic were the heart of the ship, it still amazes me today the size of the open steam engine, pistons,crankshaft sheer uderly destroyed sitting on the bottom of the ocean floor and RIP to all the lives who died in this tragic event.

[@jebbroham1776]

The engineers were truly the unsung heroes of that terrible night. Had they not sacrificed their lives in the bowels of the ship to keep the lights going as long as possible, it would have been complete chaos in absolute darkness and its quite possible that only a handful of people would survived the sinking.

[@raz4371]

ill never be more disappointed in humanity than how the life boats were 75% under capacity...

[@geraldgorham6878]

This was a very interesting watch. Very insightful backstory. Shout out to those who stayed to keep the lights on. Can you imagine being in that moment? I recall the words of the chief engineer who said, “I have the strength to do what I need to do.” Hero mentality. The moment you realize your existence isn’t worth more than the existence of the greater good. What a striking portrayal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏽

[@dunxy]

This is brilliant, very well written, researched, acted , filmed etc. By far the best and its nice to see the focus on these men who did their best and no doubt saved some extra lives while sacrificing their own.

[@taraswertelecki3786]

Those men died when the keel bent upwards and shoved the boilers in boiler room one, coal bunkers, the water tight bulkhead and the forward cylinders of the reciprocating engines into the deck above. Cracks rapidly propagated from the corner doublers in each deck for the uptakes, and stairwells. At the same time, every one of the L-shaped brackets that held the shell plating to Titanic's decks and inner structure failed as the shell plating bulged outwards from boiler room two all the way to the generator room, a distance of 300 feet. Heavy machinery was torn off their foundations and high pressure steam lines were ruptured, flooding those spaces with 400 degree F steam as tons of metal and machinery fell. The contents of these spaces were pulverized. Then the shell plating failed and the ocean surged into the engine and generator rooms. When the bow started down, the ship bent the other way and the sections of keel and the engine and boiler room's contents dropped away. By the time the stern section sank, those men were approaching the bottom along with the machinery they kept in operation until Titanic split apart into four main pieces. The engineers and electricians who kept the ship afloat and the power on as long as possible are true heroes, all of who went down with their ship. They are in the arms of the angels now.

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

Excellent comment. That must have been a very nasty death indeed.

[@timothyreed8417]

Very vivid imigination

[@taraswertelecki3786]

@@timothyreed8417 The wreckage that was the Titanic's midsection tells the story. I build ships, and in the vessels I work on, there are many common design features in common with Titanic. Ship building of course has advanced enormously since Titanic, but tried and true principles of good construction techniques are used to this day, such as the use of corner doublers on every large opening in the decks and rounded corners in any opening in a deck, bulkhead or frame member.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@taraswertelecki3786So the electricians and engineers would have drowned or got crushed by falling machinery?

[@brennanlangless8912]

A sailor knows how to run there ships and how much she can take but it’s the men below that breaths life into the engines and keep them hole and healthy and fed a salute to the bravest engineers who made sure she and her captain wasn’t totally alone

[@pattymullin8515]

Beautifully written and moving. Thank you for posting your heartfelt thoughts.

[@ItsIdaho]

Am I gonna watch a 1 hour 30 min documentary on the people we never get to hear about? Hell yes I am.

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

If you like that kind of thing, I recommend seeking out a long documentary called The Greatest Story Never Told by Dennis Wise. It's about the side of World War II you never get to hear about.

[@rocker76m88]

It was worth watching every minute of it. Absolutely riveting

[@lindagoodswin9519]

This has to be one of the most moving video's i have seen of about the titanic, it brought me to tears, may all of them rest in peace

[@yogiine]

All good.. until i found out the truth. Its was not Titanic, but Olympic sinking that day.

[@lindagoodswin9519]

@@yogiine well you don't know much about the titanic do you, in facted i find people like you very disrespecful to people who lost there lifes that night it was no way the olympic

[@Dizzy19.]

@@lindagoodswin9519 Well said Linda xx

[@firewalker1372]

One of the best documentaries I’ve seen about the titanic. The unsung hero’s, the hard working men that did what they could to keep the boilers from blowing and the power on. It’s unfortunate, some have a tendency to forgot about the unseen people who keep things going.

[@skwoods7986]

i agree. I've watched this several times. my favorite Titanic "movie" or documentary

[@ryanhampson673]

I’ve recently become fascinated with early 20th century Naval architecture and engineering. These ships were the most complicated pieces of machinery on the planet back then. It still blows my mind we could engineer and build these things back then. Funnily enough, steam power is really still one of the best ways to drive a ship, granted now we use a nuclear reactor to boil the water into steam instead of massive boilers burning coal or fuel oil.

[@MM-ig1iv]

You can tell they actually put some money in this one. Hiring REAL actors. And none of that overrated crappy fake cgi! Well done! Thank you! Now if Hollywood would only bring back the way they used to make movies! They aren't good like this anymore, and this is only a docudrama. Better than any other movies I've seen in a very very long time!

[@calvinfestejo8388]

men like them is an excellent example of bravery and integrity.

[@Despond]

Just imagine all the wars and battles and tragedies were we will never know the heroic acts and sacrifices people did without any witnesses, acts that will never be known and forever be lost - yet they would have never hesitated for one moment.

[@korypo303]

"What's a King compared to the Sea? Nothing."

[@debbielb2325]

When I was a little girl in the 1970s, a family friends Nana was a little old lady. She’d tell us about her father who was one of men who fed the boilers with coal I. The Titanic and her mother’s devastation after losing him. She said her mother received a small check every month from the insurance company but without family support, they’d have ended up in the streets. It still made her cry all those years later.

[@staceylee9113]

Can’t believe I’ve never seen this before was brilliant but so heartbreaking.How brave these men were 💔

[@natsski9003]

Excellently told. So sad so many people died,and while i knew they couldn't save everyone they should've been able to save more. Those people definitely got a place in heaven above. Still such a sad tragedy

[@homespace1268]

It angers me that the Californian was not far away and they just sat there and watched Titanic go down and refused to go to their aid! I understand they were concerned about the icebergs in the area but they had a moral duty to help and they did nothing. Most of those people would have survived if the Californian had responded to the sos calls!

[@roberttaylor2507]

@@homespace1268 " Apparently there was only one wireless operator aboard the " Californian ",,," He had just gone off duty ,and to his bunk for the night,"

[@emakelley6807]

I was wondering why they didn’t respond. I did think it was because they didn’t know they were sinking (thought they were celebrating I thought was the true story). I wondered why they didn’t send a lifeboat to beg for help if they were so close...

[@ExceedProduction]

Just hate the fact that these noble souls were consigned to death just because they were poor, while the rich and powerful weren't even in question regarding survival.

[@RealEstateMan85]

I like the shout out at the end about what the narrator said about the lights “eye witnesses all testified they saw the lights burning”. They just don’t make men like this anymore though unfortunately. Gave me chills the way the narrator said that and the pure selflessness. Most of them wanted to die, because if they went home, they’d be branded cowards. Only those who basically were able to swim out of it which people don’t really talk about. Everybody’s fixated on the deck part. The thing broken half which opened up the entire ship. It was emergency exit doors outside, just opened up into the sea of which a lot of workers jumped out of. They were known as heroes, though, because they stayed until the last minute.

[@Igoriann]

Best documentary ever. Finally the heroes that deserve the story about them being told got what they deserved. Amazing

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

It has some inaccuracies.

[@dmac7403]

@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 It never fails.

[@Igoriann]

@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 of course but still really great documentary. Its sad that no one mentioned these people before when they were the ones that saved so many lives

[@bythewaydigitalofficial]

This gem of a documentary deserves all the attention than the romantic cinematic version of the disaster. My condolences to those who went down with the RMS Titanic. RIP

[@robroy488]

My grandfather insisted from the start that this ship would sink, he was a wise man and stubborn, insisting on telling all those around him of the fate of the magnificent liner. Eventually however, he was told to leave the movie theatre.

[@altoncrane9714]

May God Rest their Souls. Such duty to others in such horrific times... truly heart wrenching.

[@danny-fu2zd]

Don't forget what happened to workers during covid

[@marcogomez8754]

One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen on the titanic wow, great actors

[@trudysloan]

My heart completely breaks every time I watch something to do with the Titanic, such a tragedy 😢 I live in Comber where Thomas Andrews is from, a lot of my family worked in the Andrews Mill (the mill is now apartments) until it was closed and I attended Andrews Memorial Primary school. A lot of the original mill houses for workers are still being used today.

[@RecklessGenesis]

I can make you feel better

[@E4_MAFIA]

@@RecklessGenesis I’m sure your wife would be thrilled to read this comment.

[@sifridbassoon]

@@E4_MAFIA I'm going to give Genesis the benefit of the doubt and assume (from his name) he wants to witness to you about his faith in Jesus. He assumes that will make you feel better. Trudy, I'm curious about your town. Are there any pictures of the places you mentioned?

[@E4_MAFIA]

@@sifridbassoon you assume the best, I see. I definitely don’t.

[@howardgofstein7366]

INTERESTING!!!

[@Soupdragon1964]

Nobody boasted that the ship was unsinkable - not the builders, not the designer, not the White Star Line, not the captain or crew. It was the media who dubbed the ship unsinkable and it stuck.

[@electrickrain]

Ooh the evil media. So scary

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

Actually it was deemed “nearly Unsinkable” by ship builder magazine in 1911. They never claimed to be absolutely unsinkable.

[@bidensucks2922]

@@electrickrain shuddap clown

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912so Bruce Ismay works in the media now?

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

@@Ken_Frazer-619 no, the media was just running off limited information. Ismay has nothing to do with it.

[@sharonkelay5392]

Awesome video on the titanic survivors. Really great that you found so much about these people... its a pleasure to watch someone dealing in just the facts.... thanks for your hard work.... !!!❤️

[@ninanina4799]

Such a good role play. The story told from under the deck perspective. Sad we know how it ends. Very well done.

[@easternyellowjacket276]

This was fantastic because it shed light on the sacrifice of those often overlooked and brings remembrance to what they did in the face of death, so that others could live.

[@dancoulson6579]

Not only did they keep the lights on... They also made sure that the pumps to remove water run for as long as possible. They bought valuable extra minutes of time afload.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Oh so sad the engineers and engine workers who most knew they were over. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@danielletanguay7272]

Thank you for making such a wonderful film about these unsung heroes. I can’t even begin to imagine what those men went through. True heros indeed ❤️

[@eak56]

What a superior piece of film craftsmanship, writing and acting. And from a rarely dramatized perspective.

[@dragonbrownies517]

The air coming up due to the water rising, causing her to effectively "sigh". A Death Sigh. Much akin to a person letting all the air go from their lungs. A final moment of living as the body relaxes and relegates itself to the process of dying and death. As such, Titanic bid her own death Sigh as she slipped below the surface of the water. She took those passengers and the crew who stood behind to keep giving her light and life in her final moments.

[@putnamcountycrimeanalysiswandr]

This is a great docu-drama. So many people think Rose and Jack Dawson and Mr. Hartley are part of Titanic lore.

[@edwardgowitzer5038]

This should be an act of human character that everyone should aspire to. These men are the role models missing in all young people's lives right now. They should be the ruler we all measure our lives by, the gauge we use to determine where on the scale we are, in the grand scheme of things. You do your duty, to the best of your ability, no matter the situation or circumstances. You, we are all dependent upon each other in this life. I feel that's what makes life so hard and difficult. We can't, don't or won't depend on others. And for good reason. You can't and that's the rub. That's the problem right there. We stopped depending on others because they stopped worrying about others and concentrated on ourselves instead. If it takes a village to raise a child than, in theory, it should take even more to raise an adult. ( Before I get bombarded with responses about how ridiculous that is just look back at what I just said and read on) There was a time before innovation and technology when we all had to depend on our neighbors when we couldn't do 100% for ourselves. Now, with innovation and technology doing a lot of things for us, we've learned that we no longer need the help that we all used to need. That's not a true statement and, if you see the connection in what I'm talking about, you will understand that we do need each other. We pick a life partner, hopefully, to help make both your lives better, yes? Why? If your of the idea that your independent and don't need any help, ever, from anyone then why get married or have a life partner? There was a time when you had a whole world of people that, out of necessity, could and would come to depend on others to help them when they were unable to help themselves. We all should really take a good long look at our own honor, our character and our convictions. Somehow, somewhere something went horribly wrong in our society that made us all comfortable going it alone instead of being a global community of friends that we could count on. We f'ed up folks. Talk to your children and simply ask them what they think honor or character is. Ask them what morals are and if they can even give you an answer I would be shocked. We stopped teaching them this. Whoever reads this comment and has children of their own please ask your kids these questions and tell me what they answer. It would be a tremendous help to not only me and my curiosity but it may just open the eyes of a few of the people reading this. I would really love to know if our children are learning these concepts or not. I'm trying to be the change I want to see in the world. Be the change people. Be Eazy.

[@shirleyfunte3063]

I just tried to write and tell about my brother Marty being in the USN ,but this UTUBE channel does not care

[@shirleyfunte3063]

They censor everything I believe in and could care less about our comments. I m done writing. They cry for writers,but they are not giving me the right to free speech!

[@joakimberg7897]

Well said

[@edwardgowitzer5038]

@@shirleyfunte3063 with all the different types of people using and/or abusing platforms like this caution must be used to ensure that hate and fear aren't being spread or used in a violent or vicious manner. When you use a space like this, a space created for entertainment and education, for hate and bigotry. To spread lies and conspiracy theories, you do a disservice to everyone in the country. People complain that there is no free speech anymore but they're the first people to complain because of it being done to them! I don't get it? People lie, they rob people, they plan illegal activities and use the space to split instead of unite. To spread hate instead of love. Break up instead of bring together. That's why some of the things we try to post don't get posted. Because it's deemed durogatory and hateful or wrong. I think a person should be able to speak freely. Within reason and with respect towards another individual. But we've proven, again and again and by our elected officials no less, that we are incapable of being responsible with that level of technology without oversight. Some of us haven't quite figured out how to be responsible, respectful adults without being rude, irresponsible, disrespectful and just plain rotten to the core. And because we are a inclusive society we can't discriminate and restrict their activities. No, we restrict everyone's activities.

[@kevin6293]

They didn’t know the ship was going to sink.

[@Bbbmurr]

Imagine how dark it got after the lights went with the stars and a waning crescent moon being the only light

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

There was no moon that night… it was a new moon.

[@joelhungerford8388]

Imagine the blackness in the ship. I've been in underground tunnels with no light and literally you can't see ur hands right in front of your face

[@GamingWithCCE]

24:29 That fire did not weaken the hull. The specific part of the hull that was hit by the iceberg was riveted using wrought iron rivets, rather than steel rivets. The specific wrought iron they used wasn't even the best quality (#4 best best), it was slightly weaker (#3 best). The collision put pressure on these rivets which caused them to pop out of place and open up the hull to allow sea water in. You'd think a history channel know this, but apparently not.

[@MIKES0029]

I’ve seen this video before, it’s a great dedication to these men

[@SageVince2022]

The only black man who boarded the Titanic was a haitian engineer. I find it weird that they never mention him at all. His name was "Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche"

[@prosperpetuity7987]

RIP

[@MysteryExodus]

Why does his skin color matter ? A lot of people died.

[@prosperpetuity7987]

@@MysteryExodus the same reason why individuals on the ship were separated by class. Blame white supremacy because it will always matter!

[@mitchamcommonfair9543]

Laroche was a 1st class passenger. This drama is about the engineers

[@prosperpetuity7987]

@@mitchamcommonfair9543 actually he was second class

[@Haylem]

who created this? this deserves WAYY more views.

[@Paolo8772]

When was this made? It's even more realistic than James Cameron's flick. I do remember seeing this once a few years ago but now I think this is the best "Titanic" recreated on film ever done. The fact that those electricians were so low down in the ship and never gave up at age 18 is truly haunting. Thanks for posting!

[@notgivinup]

Thank you for this outstanding upload. I've always been fascinated with anything related to the Titanic and was happy that I stumbled onto your video. It's absolutely heartbreaking. God Bless those men, the true heroes on that ship..... the courage and bravery they had.

[@bernardjohnson1597]

I watch this remarkable series over and over, its so well presented. Can't help thinking,if only she had been slowed to half speed !

[@philotgamesworth]

I love this documentary, especially the transistors and diodes in the electrical schematic at 1:04:02 that couldn't have possibly existed when the Titanic sunk. Seriously though, this is actually a great doc, and I'm enjoying it. My electrical brain just couldn't ignore that, though. LOL ;D

[@semifavorableuncircle6952]

Yes, same. I had to pause at the schematic. That wouldnt help in finding the right switch for sure.

[@organicfarm5524]

yes, there were vacuum tubes at that time but solid state diodes and transistors had yet to be invented,...anyone who has studied electrical engineering or college physics just can't ignore it;)

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

@@organicfarm5524 Transistor inventor William Shockley was 2 years old in 1912!

[@Alyathaean]

It's heartbreaking how many gave their lifes. It is good that you mentioned the coal problem and fire in the bunkers. That's also why the Titanic made speed. They only had enough to reach New York. So they needed to put the burning coal in the ovens to have at least some use of it. The Titanic was never able to get the Blue Band as always mentioned. It was simply never fast enough!

[@dokskwyr4353]

When news of the sinking of Titanic reached the shipyards in Belfast 60,000 workers just lay down their tools and walked off the job, never to return again. It just took too much out of them, a couple of great uncles of mine among them. To her dying day Titanic was a taboo subject around my grandmother.

[@davidstone906]

The Titanic never attempted to break any speed records, they knew it was impossible. At the time of the construction of the three Olympic class ships. White Star Line decided to build for luxury and size, not speed. It was Cunard's line of ships that were build for speed. Moreover, this documentary does a great job in many aspects showing the perspective of those below decks. But it isn't completely accurate when talking about the coal fire. There was a coal fire before the ship left Belfast, and was put out the day after the ship left Southampton. However there is no real supporting evidence that this fire affected the the sinking at all. The damage done to the ship by the iceberg was collosal. Small holes were tore into the ship breaching 5 watertight compartments from the front of the ship all the way to the aft of the first funnel. The fire was localised to the coal bunker of boiler room 6. It's also assuming the fire burnt hot enough to warp the steel of the hull or damage the iron rivets, which is not impossible but certainly unlikely.

[@lilwil-ns3uo]

@@dokskwyr4353 I met a survivor of the Titanic. She lived in the same town as my sister and her husband. They attended the same church. She was a fascinating woman to talk to as she did so very much with her life. I visited a often as I could over the years to her death. She lived into her 90's. I'm in my 60's now and truly miss that amazing woman.

[@dokskwyr4353]

@@lilwil-ns3uo You were lucky to know her. She does sound fascinating. :--)

[@eliotreader8220]

in steam locomotive terms they were called fire boxes not Ovens

[@seandahl8441]

That was an excellent docudrama. Fantastic

[@jerryjohns7358]

A meaningful story greatly told. Emotional ending was unexpected. Those were the heroes.

[@ryanhartley7896]

I live 200 yards from Titanics many graves of great women and men in Southampton on the common God bless them all they still to this day teach us all about humility.

[@loganbledsoevlogs2733]

I know someone out there is watching this video after the Titian ordeal😂

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

These were real men no doubt...even in fear they were heroic......

[@cosminmindru5684]

So I don't know how many of you noticed, but at 1:04:05 someone is looking over an electrical diagram showing.. bipolar transistors and diodes. These semiconductors were not developed up until 1947 or so 😅 So yeah, oopsie on behalf of the producers.

[@jamesjames8402]

On 1:04:04, I saw transistors and diodes on circuit diagram holds by that electrician, while they were first invented and introduced in early 1950s.

[@liamyoung5598]

This is some top quality content. Much appreciated

[@julierobinson3633]

These were men from a generation brought up on the idea of 'doing your duty'. Only a few years later many of their sons would die on foreign fields doing their duty for King and Country. To them dishonour or being seen as cowards was a worse fear than death. Though even today when such attitudes are seen as more old fashioned there are still people who will risk - even give - their lives to save others. And strangely people are more likely to do this once one person has made the first move. Whether it's jumping down onto subway tracks with a train coming to save a person who has fallen or running towards a burning car to save those who are trapped, often everyone in a crowd will hesitate, but once one person takes that risk others will follow and help.

[@bigstyx]

One of the best documentaries I’ve seen on this subject

[@robroy488]

Damn, cutting the crews pay from the moment she went down!?! Thats pretty barbaric. Like the few that survived were essentially on their own time from that moment on. If true, thats disgusting.

[@michiganman9599]

Can’t say that I’m surprised; back then especially, they could never let morality get in the way of profits.

[@dokskwyr4353]

When news of the sinking of Titanic reached the shipyards in Belfast 60,000 workers just lay down their tools and walked off the job, never to return again. It just took too much out of them, a couple of great uncles of mine among them. To her dying day Titanic was a taboo subject around my grandmother.

[@terracottaneemtree6697]

True! WHITE STAR LINE WASN'T POPULAR! PEOPLE DIDNT WANT TO RIDE TITANIC. BUT WINSTON CHURCHILL ORGANIZED A COAL MINER'S STRIKE TO GET PEOPLE TO GO TO THE TITANIC - THE ONLY SHOP WITH SUPPOSEDLY ENOUGH COAL, WHICH I DOUBT. THEY WOULD HAVE KEPT THE COAL TO SELL SINCE ITS COST SKYROCKETED. LOTS OF PROFIT! 6,000 TONS / LUSITANIA USED 1,000 TONS A DAY! DO THE MATH. ALSO ONE FAKE FUNNEL, TO ALLUDE 4 ENGINES LIKE THE SMALLER SHIPS. NO, JUST 3 ENGINES!

[@patstokes7040]

Sorry mate but I don't believe that anyone would walk off a job in 1912. It just didn't happen. There was no social serve, no unemployment, no food pantries. You work or you starved and so did your family. Belfast was a very poor community full of the poor and unemployed and no one, let alone 60K men would walkout. Why would anyone walk off their job over a ship running into an iceberg. People were thankful to work not like today. You need to look up history before you make up stories because someone will call you out.

[@dokskwyr4353]

@@patstokes7040 My relatives did. I had great Uncles back then who DID walk off the job. So don't tel;l me about something that is family history as far as I'm concerned.

[@jersey8231]

@@dokskwyr4353 Your statement about your great uncles wasn't what was being questioned by Pat Stokes it was your statement stating that 60,000 men walked off the job. First of all the Harland and Wolff shipyard didn't even employ 60,000 men it employed roughly 14,000 to 15,000 and of those maybe 3,000 to 4,000 had worked on the building of Titanic. And no a mass walkout did not happen.

[@shospulecolupis9718]

I noticed in the scene where I think all 3 screws were depicted as turning in reverse. If I understand correctly, the center screw was powered by the steam turbine and did not turn in reverse.

[@lithuaniangiant2676]

I can't imagine how loud, hot and stuffy it was in the engine area.

[@AnneOBoyle-q6l]

This is the finest & most realistic telling of that tragic story. 🚢🍀

[@karlbark]

The workmen in the bowels if this great ship, who worked 'til the very last to keep the lights burning, really embody the spirit & meaning of the word "heroism" !

[@me-lf7us]

Superb production! Better than any Hollywood blockbuster depicting the Titanic. Highly recommend for anyone who wants a more intimate connection with one of the many human stories encompassing this tragic loss of life and the heroes who sacrificed their's to save others.

[@TerenceD-mw7nq]

Absolutely heartbreaking to know these amazing brave men were still alive when titanic broke in two

[@jillwiegand4257]

I'm fascinated by this ship. This is truly a masterpiece. These men were so brave. Just the other day 5 more souls were lost going to look at the ship wreckage of the Titanic (in the Titan). This is a historical gravesite. We need to leave it alone. ❤

[@jadedgal05]

So are you going to make ALL gravesites off limit for visits? Or just this one?

[@jillwiegand4257]

@@jadedgal05 If people do it safely. The proper arrangements were not made for taking paying customers down to the site. It was doomed before they even launched.

[@lorimeyers3839]

This is excellent. Very entertaining. So cool.

[@Justin_collier]

That would be so scary to be in the main boiler rooms when titanic fondly went down, you just see this darkness and water hits you, omg! They were so brave doing it knowing it was going to happen to them. They’re heros

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

For being a behind the scenes kinda film, this is Really good, definitely worth watching

[@yannschonfeld5847]

Perhaps one of the most telling scenes at 54:33. The young boy who focuses on Barret who has his sombre but strong usual face. Shepherd who strangely turns to Barret upon hearing the mothers question. In the end, the mother knows Sheperd is lying, so turns her head and walks back to their cabin. The young bespeckled boy who cannot help but turn his head to keep Barret in his view.

[@vicvega3614]

The mom didn't know he was lying, she thought they were in New York

[@wenthulk8439]

I typically prefer the docs about the ship itself but it’s good to remind myself of the human cost of Titanic

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

Wow, a fitting documentary for these men

[@SQUAREHEADSAM1912]

It’s got a few inaccuracies.

[@mitchamcommonfair9543]

The accents are innacurate. The trimmers & firemen were English, mostly from Southampton

[@jamesepperson5940]

This was such a great docudrama and really tells the untold story of the true heroes that night who tried to save the ship as best they could and gave the ultimate sacrifice to do so. Makes me cry thinking about it and I think about this ship a lot and I am kind of obsessed with it

[@robbie_]

I have to say, I'm surprised. This is very well scripted and acted. Completely unlike most "reconstructions" you see in documentaries.