The Worst Lifeboat from Titanic!!!

In this video we tell the story of Collapsible Lifeboat A. The lifeboat that was one of the last to leave Titanic however even though it cleared the ship almost everyone in this boat died before being rescued.
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[@thomasackerman5399]

I can think of worse than what Oceanic encountered with Collapsible-A. Imagine the passengers and crew of the S.S. Bremen when that German liner sailed through the area where Titanic sank just a few days after and encountered hundreds of bodies. Keep in mind this is still well before Mckay-Bennet was sent out to recover the bodies along with other ships. A passenger Johanna Stunke wrote: "It was between 4 and 5 o'clock on Saturday, when our ship sighted off the bow to the starboard, an iceberg. We had been told by some of the officers that the Bremen was going to pass within a few miles of the position given by the Titanic when she sank, so when the cry went up that ice was sighted we all rushed to the starboard rail. It was a beautiful afternoon, and the sun glistening on the iceberg was a wonderful picture. But as we drew nearer, and could make out small dots floating around in the sea, a feeling of awe and sadness crept over everyone and the ship proceeded in absolute silence. We passed within a hundred feet of the southernmost drift of the wreckage, and looking down over the rail we distinctly saw a number of bodies so clearly that we could make out what they were wearing and whether they were men or women. We saw one woman in her night dress, with a baby clasped closely to her breast. Several of the women passengers screamed and left the rail in a fainting condition. There was another woman, fully dressed, with her arms tight around the body of a shaggy dog that looked like a St. Bernard. The bodies of three men in a group, all clinging to one steamer chair, floated close by, and just beyond them were a dozen bodies of men, all of them encased in life-preservers, clinging together as though in a last desperate struggle for life. Those were the only bodies we passed near enough to distinguish but we could see the white life preservers of many more dotting the sea, all the way to the iceberg." Just try and imagine THAT.

[@nathansullivan8472]

The body of the woman who was holding her dog was most likely that of Anne Isham, a first class passenger who refused to get into a lifeboat and leave the ship without her large dog, according to reports.

[@harrietharlow9929]

That would have been a horribe experience. I can't imagine the experience of the crews of the Minia and McKay-Bennett (especially the latter). The morticians might have been used to dealing with dead bodies, but I can't imagine the crew of the McKay-Bennett were.

[@blackbeard6861]

i looked her up after your comment and saw her and her dog she had a Great Dane and was 1 of 5 1st class passengers to die because she didn't want to leaver her dog

[@patriotforlife6592]

Dear lord, that's something you could NEVER unsee.

[@bonzo4394]

@@nathansullivan8472 That's actually false. She didn't even own a dog

[@WileyCylas]

Love how he magically produces a titanic model out of nowhere offscreen

[@Lucifer-qt9gh]

You must be super easily amused as the wall behind him is covered in titanic models...lemme tell you about paint drying it will blow your mid

[@tula1433]

I wish he would grow a stache he’d be a chad

[@MegCazalet]

I’m with you! Every time it popped up I smiled, and I can’t explain why it has a comedic absurdity to it, but I agree. It’s just such a huge model he suddenly seems to conjure up. An unintentional sight gag. But also a hugely effective visual aid, for sure. It helped ease the tension of the intensely tragic subject matter, for me at least. I’m not always a fan of gallows humor, but sometimes it occurs naturally and it’s 100% human to experience and enjoy.

[@MegCazalet]

@@Lucifer-qt9gh It’s just the slightly absurd nature of how it kind of pops up unexpectedly, and is really huge. It’s just a subtle little unintentional sight gag. Nothing to shame anyone about.

[@deckerpoley9304]

@@Lucifer-qt9gh lmao

[@erickaraujo5327]

If you were wondering who were the three people's bodies in collapsable A. They were two firemen from the Titanic and the other body was from a first class passenger called Thompson Beattie

[@nathansullivan8472]

The other two were not all firemen. One WAS a fireman and the other was a third class passenger named Arthur O’Keefe.

[@ThomasTHEONEANDONLY]

I believe a couple firemen fell into the sea.

[@wild91]

Thank you Sam for keeping Titanic alive through your stories 🙏

[@danielledewitt1]

@@justinpennington7682 Titanic is still at the bottom of the ocean. Though not for much longer.

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@danielledewitt1 it is decaying sadly and it is too weak to be lifted out of the ocean

[@danielledewitt1]

@@michaelhawkins7389 I know, that’s why I said not for much longer. Duh.

[@Norwegian_guy89]

Why do you have a mugshot as your pfp?

[@danielledewitt1]

@@Norwegian_guy89 A what?

[@mattwilliams3456]

I applaud your dedication in saying the full designation Collapsible Lifeboat A nearly every time it was referenced.

[@ismayb754]

But yet when talking about specific known people he just says "man", "woman", "his wife" etc rather than using their real names.

[@OUTTA-TYME88]

I had ancestors who were on Titanic. An aunt and a niece. They were leaving a 3rd class party when she hit the iceberg. They went up to the boat deck and somehow got separated. The niece was in lifeboat 13. She actually saw the ship breaking in two! "She survived but the aunt didn't. Her body was never recovered.

[@ac1646]

Oh my gosh. Thank you for sharing your story. At least, after discovering the wreck, it proved eyewitness accounts that she did indeed break. All the more tragic. 😓

[@chessiacox6946]

Thank you for telling this story. Collapsible A has always held a place in my heart. The only lifeboat to never have made it back to New York (fun fact-Carpathia made sure to bring all the other Titanic lifeboats with her and dutifully placed them in Titanic's pier before disembarking all of the survivors). I can't blame the survivors for leaving the boat behind, as there was evidence that it would sink, but the fact it managed to stay afloat for a full month later is so tragic. It truly is.

[@missalexandria7112]

Collapsible A actually was taken back to New York after it was found adrift a month later to sit beside the other lifeboats. It was the only collapsible to be retrieved from the water.

[@erickaraujo5327]

​@@missalexandria7112 Yes, the boats that didn’t make it back to New York were 4,14,15 and collapsibles B,C and D

[@JRNarian]

The husband and wife were named Edward (Edvard )and Gerda Lindell. Swedish immigrants in third class. The ring had the inscription "Edward to Gerda." He likely pulled off her ring (whether accidental or intentional) when he was holding onto her or after she passed. Must've dropped out of his own hand when he passed away as well, landing at the bottom of the boat.

[@mikadothefox4014]

I can't believe how horrible collapsible A and the husband and wife store broke my heart

[@mks9469]

Wow!!! How very interesting. When someone say “1,500 people died” it is just so easy and empty to say. Telling the individual stories like this really make the heartbreaks real.

[@jeng8401]

Hearing the survivor stories is also heartbreaking. Even hearing the first class they were so clueless thinking they would just get back on the boat for breakfast.

[@skyden24195]

A personal experience which gives a strong, sympathetic perspective of the survivors in collapsible "A": Years ago, I went to an amusement park in southern California called "Knott's Berry Farm" with my (then) girlfriend, my brother and his (then) girlfriend. We had gone in the evening to take advantage of a special evening discount offered by the park. Once we got there, @5-6pm, the first ride we got on was a water "rapids" ride called "Bigfoot Rapids." During the ride, my girlfriend and I got hit with the bulk of the incoming water from waves and waterfalls, leaving us absolutely soaked from head to toe. Despite being in southern California during the summer months, the area where the park is located, Buena Park which is relatively close to the Pacific Ocean coast, becomes fairly chilly at night. So, for the rest of the night my girlfriend and I remained constantly shivering from being wet and cold, enduring our condition for the sake of my brother and his girlfriend due to the fact that we had just gotten to the park. When we finally did leave, a few hours later and we got to our car, my girlfriend and I stripped down to our underwear in order to get out of the bulk of our wet clothes and blasted the vehicle's heater all the way home. As cold as we were on dry land at night in southern California, I can imagine how much more horrific the conditions had to be for those unfortunate souls enduring much worse on the night that Titanic went down.

[@skyden24195]

@Kathi Jordan actually we had considered doing that, only problem was that the sweatshirts being sold at the park were way too expensive for us to buy at the time.

[@Jessicafaye_xo]

@@skyden24195 You should have asked for assistance. But yeah, similar experience in Disney; surprisingly cold

[@tula1433]

@Kathi Jordan the girl should of bought HIM a sweatshirt! Isn’t that the equality that feminists wanted? Why is it the man’s job to keep her warm? She’s a strong empowered woman she should get her man a sweatshirt with her hard earned money !

[@jeng8401]

They only had 30 minutes to live, I would think they would go unconscious before death came. Small mercy for them.

[@SezFrancis1]

How awful 😔 I can't imagine the thoughts and feelings about the lifeboat. I saw the wedding ring at the Titanic Exhibition last year and the ring made me cry when I learnt about it. So terrible 😔 Thank you for sharing the story, Sam.

[@SezFrancis1]

@@BeatriceFlowers yeah, it's so awful. I have a picture of the ring from last year but looking at it still haunts you

[@beneddiected]

Is it the One in Pigeon Forge/Branson?

[@SezFrancis1]

@@beneddiected no, it's part of an exhibition called Titanic the Exhibition; this one travels to many countries all over the world

[@mattlord3660]

My Great-grandfather went down with the Titanic. He worked in the kitchen and was one of those who prepared tea and treacle sponge with piping hot custard to freezing evacuees as they waited for life boats. A number of people reboarded the Titanic for seconds, not realising there were only a limited number of life boats. He also played violin with other classical musicians as the ship sank (given the kitchen closed for the night when the electric cut out). We think he simply never believed the 'unsinkable' ship would sink.

[@ggbellz]

wow that’s incredible rip to your great grandad, what was his name ?! thanks for sharing x

[@JackTheDog795]

I know one of my parents survived the titanic, he was 2nd class, he had a happy live and gave light to My grandpa’s dad

[@Isaac-eh6uu]

The survival rates for workers anything other than deck crew were horrible. He literally had no chance.

[@Urm0mz]

How do you know this? Survivors literally said they saw your grandfather playing with the orchestra?

[@classixgamer5922]

That's an incredible story

[@Tom8201]

Apparently after retrieving the bodies, the crew of the Oceanic tried to sink Collapsible A going as far as to try to shoot holes in the boat with a gun but the boat turned out to be unsinkable!

[@carriehoover6398]

Wow the ship was sinkable but the lifeboat wasn't sounds like my luck

[@sallykohorst8803]

They needed to put it on the ship and keep it for history! That is a big part of Titantics history!

[@faulltw]

@@sallykohorst8803 If they had only known, all the artifacts lost to history

[@ellykerkyra2416]

Wtf

[@sheriffvr132]

WHAT

[@Rebelheart1985]

That wedding ring part seriously hurt to hear.

[@MegCazalet]

But in a strange way I’m kind of glad neither had to go on without the other. Imagine living knowing you’d watched your spouse die as you clung desperately to them, then had to let them physically slip through your fingers into the darkness. Honestly, thinking about them is more moving than the scene in the ‘97 movie. That ring is so poignant, it tells an entire wordless story we feel in our souls. So powerful. Like seeing the Pompeii Casts, which was absolutely gutting. I couldn’t believe some people alongside me were completely unmoved by them, barely showing interest. Not everything speaks to everyone the same way, but damn, some things seem like they should be universally emotionally affective or compelling in some form. Then again, how we process and emote can be extremely varied as well. It takes a huge emotional toll to choose to visit sites or memorials of tragedy, from the traveling Titanic exhibit to Ground Zero to Pompeii to Auschwitz; but I think it’s incredibly valuable for all of us to face those things head on and feel all of the feelings and contemplate life, love, and meaning. I think it makes us more compassionate, more creative, more alive. The past is never truly gone, because it created the present. It’s precious, and it reminds us what else is precious in life. All of that and more is captured in something as small and simple as a wedding ring. It takes your breath away.

[@Rebelheart1985]

@@MegCazalet I wanna visit the 9/11 memorial one day.

[@pumpkensdiapers1417]

@@MegCazaletI completely agree!

[@susanbeal4322]

God bless that dear husband and wife and all who perished …the story is so heartbreaking . Thank you Sam for bringing this to our attention.

[@ellennewth6305]

Thank you for sharing this and so many other stories with us, Sam!

[@victorybobjekens5758]

I just love how in his videos he talks about really heavy topics and he puts some really happy music in the background

[@marcwhitlock5450]

James Cameron's Titanic shows a lot of the struggle getting launched. Getting it off the roof, The desperation to cut the rope.

[@steventhomas378]

Can you imagine that cold water upto your knees, the pressure of people surrounding trying to secure a place aboard. Scenes I would never ever want to live out. Great video. Fan, Aylsham, Norfolk, UK

[@aqueen04]

Wow. This whole video brought tears to my eyes. Collapsible A's story is just one heartbreak after another (on top of the overall heartbreak that is Titanic in general). This video brings an idea to mind, though. Have you thought of maybe doing a series of videos covering what happened with each of the lifeboats? When they were launched, the passengers who were onboard, what they did in the water until they were picked up by the Carpathia? It would be super interesting to hear about the survivors and what they did in those hours of the sinking, and afterward.

[@donnix1192]

Awesome video, I love learning new things about Titanic! My great grandfather Albert Horswill was a crewman for White Star Line, he worked aboard the Oceanic and was transferred to Titanic for the ill-fated maiden voyage. He survived the wreck on cutter lifeboat one, the most controversial of the lifeboats. Thank you for these wonderful informative videos!

[@clairefunnell8481]

I'm speechless. What absad, heartbreaking story. Those poor people especially the husband and wife. I don't think anyone will ever forget Titanic, known for her beauty, tragedy and loss of life. Long live Titanic.

[@oliversherman2414]

There's nothing more terrifying than being stranded in the middle of the ocean

[@mu0FFpu0FF]

You like spiders and centipedes?

[@oliversherman2414]

@@mu0FFpu0FF no

[@mu0FFpu0FF]

@@oliversherman2414 me neither. Do you know what the Persian milk-boat is?

[@oliversherman2414]

@@mu0FFpu0FF no

[@mu0FFpu0FF]

@@oliversherman2414 you're in for a horrible surprise

[@JoboGamezzz]

To pick between a and b is whether you want to balance all night or stand in water all night

[@atomicenergysociety6038]

Such a great historian. Another wonderful, but sad tale of the Titanic. Thank you!

[@NeyrumNorth]

When it comes to the mistakes made that night we need to remember, hindsight is 20/20. They honestly didn't know how long they had, and all hell was breaking lose around them. Mistake or not, they are hero's for working till the end.

[@neilbain8736]

What makes this worse is that tragedies like this were regularly played out in the North Atlantic during WW2 and were deliberately inflicted by other humans.

[@glennjames7107]

Yes, and all too often it was, "all souls lost", when it shouldn't have been.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

@@glennjames7107 War isn't pretty, nor should it be.

[@dmaxwell910901]

​@@stormisuedonym4599 What are you even trying to say?

[@LordWyatt]

I agree that the crew likely thought they had more time but I’d like to add they were likely panicking too: fighting the passengers off while the water piles behind them didn’t give them time to think. Hindsight says just fill it and let it float away but imagine you’re there with everything happening around you. Hard to get your bearings and they made the quick fatal decision to follow protocol rather than get creative in the moment🤔 Edit: heartbreaking

[@-_deploy_-]

Exactly, this was an extremelly stressful event

[@sarahp936]

This right here is why more lifeboats wouldn’t have helped.

[@Mr_Maritime]

Collapsable A has always intrigued me but I never knew much about it. Thanks Sam for the amazing video!

[@1daddyDA]

I love your videos Sam. Please keep making them. I could see this story really affected you emotionally. Something about you telling the story of that wedding ring so moved me. It was as if you brought the scene to life for me. In that moment you described I saw something so loving and caring between two ordinary people. I sense that something of that love and care still survives after more than one hundred years. I love the way you tell the stories without being over dramatic or sensational As you tell them I can feel your deep sense of respect for all who were lost and for all who survived.

[@duskfall_777]

Even though some people survived lifeboat A, it's possible they would have permanent side effects of being in the cold water for so long, aside from the psychological effects of the whole ordeal as well. Truly a sad tale.

[@dwood78part23]

The tennis player (who watched as his father was crushed by the 1st funnel) was on that lifeboat & nearly lost his legs due to frostbite. Even the upside down lifeboat was paradise in comparison to this lifeboat.

[@logangreger7620]

He refused to let that happen though. If he did, he would never be able to play tennis again. So he exercised on the Carpathia to heal them, and he did enough that they didn't have to be amputated! Not just that, but he went on years later to be an Olympic GOLD MEDALIST in Tennis!

[@YgorCortes]

​@@logangreger7620oh wow this is an amazing story!

[@milliem8051]

@@logangreger7620what was his name?

[@logangreger7620]

@@milliem8051 Richard Norris Williams

[@MegCazalet]

For some reason, every time that huge model pops up, like you suddenly conjure it, I can’t help but smile. I can’t explain it, because this is a serious subject matter, but it’s a slightly absurd little unintentional sight gag. Thank you for this lesson though, truly. I thought I knew so much about Titanic, even knew the lifeboat was full of water, but never realized how shockingly low its survival rate was. How awful it must have been to think you had a chance at survival, only to be frozen to death inside a lifeboat.

[@LeftyKen]

You left out one important fact - the survivors could not raise the sides of the collapsible and that is why the boat was almost flush with the water. If you look at the photo towards the end of the video, you can see quite clearly that the sides are down. What they needed to do was lift up the sides, and then raise stanchions up and wedge them in the top of the lifted sides to hold them in place. They either could not do that or did not know that this needed to be done. Collapsible boats C & D were both lowered from the davits under the supervision of the ship's officers, so their sides were up.

[@projectamis4772]

I don't think the occupants knew of this feature. I certainly did not.

[@LeftyKen]

@@projectamis4772 Walter Lord discussed it in A Night To Remember back in the 1950s; his book is still the standard text on the sinking, I reckon. Basically, the collapsibles' hulls were built from cork that was sandwiched between wood. With the sides down, the boats would have been a few inches above the waterline when fully loaded, but Collapsible A became full of water so it seems to have ridden pretty much on the waterline. The sides were canvas and topped with a rail. The idea was that the sides would be lifted and hinged struts then pulled upright and jammed into the top rail. There are photos taken from the Carpathia of either Collapsible C or D with its sides up and it looks just like a normal lifeboat. However, with Collapsible A, it was pitch dark, many men and the one woman aboard would have been in a state of shock and I don't think any experienced seamen were in the boat.

[@WeaselKing1000]

Sam, what a great presentation of Collapsible A's story. I would say the wedding ring tale is in the same tragic category as Isidor Straus being buried with a container of salt water from the 'Titanic' site, since his wife's body was never found. So heartbreaking.

[@amytilton9397]

Im fairly new to the channel and love your videos. So many heartbreaking stories surrounding Collapsable A. Thank you for sharing this with us. I heard a story of another passenger in this boat on Be Amazed (not sure how credible they are). It was a man who survived but had developed hypothermia in his feet and doctors told him they would need to be amputated. He refused, and pushed himself to walk and get his feet better. Apparently it worked and he recovered. Again, not sure how credible that KZbin channel is, but it a great story of recovery if it is true.

[@EarlTheWhiteNinja]

I think that was one of the Marconi Wireless Operators

[@dwood78part23]

It was tennis player R. Norris Williams- who watched as his father was smashed by the 1st funnel falling on him.

[@ChairmanPaulieD]

@@EarlTheWhiteNinja right 👍🏽 Harold Bride suffered from frostbite in one foot 🦶🏽 and the other was sprained and he had to be carried off Carpathia and was met with in New York City by Guglielmo Marconi and The New York Times, which gave Bride $1,000 for his exclusive story ….

[@piratesswoop725]

Yes, it’s Richard Williams. It worked out well for him, he recovered in time to win the mixed doubles at the US Open later that year and went on to have a pretty rewarding tennis career.

[@MegCazalet]

Be wary of Be Amazed though; it has some Titanic stories that are outrageously inaccurate. I think Sam even has a video reacting to some.

[@RobloxianX]

As soon as I saw the title I immidiatley thougt "It has to be Collapsible A there is no way it could be any other lifeboat". Very nice content as always!

[@jonathanlee7355]

2 more things to add.. 1. They were trying to plug the drain hole but couldnt, so even if people used their hands to scoop out the water (which they tried) it would've done any good. 2. Each time a person tried to get into the boat, the whole thing woild rock so much that people would fall out. Those people would lose all their strength after being dumped a few times, they wouldnt be able to make it back again.

[@MegCazalet]

Many thanks, Sam, you’re doing an incredible job. That story of the husband and wife was incredibly moving, and even if that exact account is not for certain 100% accurate, we know there were hundreds of husbands and wives suffering terrible separation and loss that night. I often think of the Lorraine Allison and her young parents, searching for baby Trevor who was safe in a lifeboat all along, and the entire Goodwin family of 6, including little baby Sidney. What must their last moments have been like. And all those women made widows that night; I would lose my mind if I had to watch from a lifeboat knowing my husband was dying in front of me. Too awful to think about. I love my family so much. I’d give my life for them, and would rather die together than lose them. I’m extra thankful to be in my warm bed safe and sound tonight. Thank you for that important reminder, Sam.

[@lovely1641]

I remember when I first heard about this during my Titanic research phase. I was disappointed that there wasn't really that much info on it but what those poor people went through must have been horrific

[@CKing-388]

Great job telling this story. There were many many bodies that were never recovered. They floated around out there until they sank.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

This is the saddest bay far. I couldn't imagine the horror of those poor souls in Collapsible A. I believe this is also mentioned in "On A Sea Of Glass". I'll have to check. Great video as always, even though it was heartbreaking. (Jan Griffiths).

[@Paydayfanpage]

I think the crew wasn't thinking clearly when they tied collapsable a to the davit and panicked when they realized it wasn't a good idea i couldn't begin to imagine the horror that they went through trying to cut the ropes and prevent the boat from sinking with the Titanic.

[@ChairmanPaulieD]

Yeah it definitely chaotic in that LAST hour from 1:30 am - 2:20-2:25am

[@deerheart87]

They prob didn't think the whole ship would sink

[@stephaniefriend9912]

Never heard of this tragic story Thank you Sam for telling their stories & giving voice to their life’s

[@Occultist_]

Sam, how about tells about other people, who survive the sinking, but dies later in the lifeboats or aboard of Carpathia?

[@nancyschaefer3851]

Great job on a truly incredible story Sam, thanks so much for bringing this to my attention. I had never heard this before.

[@davidwilliams8405]

A great video, a great video, well done Sam, well done. Yes, I know all about the horrible conditions on collapsible lifeboats A & B, and it is heartbreaking to hear the individual stories. Well, you did a good job in this video, because you helped us remember that these were people, flesh and blood people, lives and stories of their own.

[@rileybridgham1963]

I love your videos Sam, I learn new stuff about the Titanic every day, keep up the great work.

[@tyejoyce2226]

Thanks for clearing up what happened as there is a misconception that survivors in collapsible A went adrift and died due to exposure some days later.

[@Whos_That_GurL1]

I’ve begun watching all your vids. I ❤ the Titanic. Thank you for posting these. Your knowledge is incredible.

[@MegCazalet]

Honestly, just thinking about that real couple is a million times more moving than the Jack & Rose scene in the water in the ‘97 movie. That ring is so poignant, it tells an entire wordless story we feel in our souls. So powerful. Like seeing the Pompeii Casts, which was absolutely gutting. I couldn’t believe some people alongside me were seemingly completely unmoved by them, barely showing interest, some not even showing any respect. Not everything speaks to everyone the same way, but damn, some things seem like they should be universally emotionally affective or compelling in some form. Then again, how we process and emote can be extremely varied as well. It takes a huge emotional toll to choose to visit sites or memorials of large scale human tragedy, from the traveling Titanic exhibit to Ground Zero to Pompeii to Auschwitz; but I think it’s incredibly valuable for all of us to face those things head on and feel all of the feelings and contemplate life, love, and meaning. To recognize all the individual tragedies that come together into one huge one. I think it makes us more compassionate, more creative, more alive. The past is never truly gone, because it created the present. It’s precious, and it reminds us what else is precious in life. All of that and more is captured in something as small and simple as a wedding ring. It takes your breath away. Edit: I can’t remember, is it the Titanic exhibit where you are given a card (ticket?) with a real person’s name on it at the beginning, and at the end you examine the list of survivors and victims to see if “you” survived? I could be mixing that up with the Johnstown Flood exhibit. I think it was Titanic though because IRRC, you also knew what class you were in, so it made you more carefully examine and relate to what “you” might’ve gone through as you go through the exhibit. I know it wasn’t the Galveston Hurricane Museum. I’ve been to a lot of disaster exhibits. Disasters are a unique snapshot of a moment in history, and a compelling way to access the way everyday life was at the time. That’s another reason why I find them so interesting, at least.

[@stormisuedonym4599]

I know there's at least one Holocaust museum that does that.

[@joemotes]

Sam, Thank you for another great video, you really know how to put these historic facts together.

[@patriotforlife6592]

The crew investigating that boat must've been traumatized. I never knew about this story or all of Collapsible A's story. It's beyond awful. But their story should be told

[@leodefine86]

It is amazing how the James Cameron movie portrayed this crazy chaotic drama on collapsible lifeboat A so well on screen.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Yeah, I only wish he had shown it on Collapsible B too. It was upside down in the water and yet had more survivors than Collapsible A.

[@docinc1000]

I've always wondered about this I've heard this story one time and never heard anything to back it up until now it's just completely sad

[@ismayb754]

Thank you for this. I've ALWAYS thought the story of the people in the lifeboats was never covered enough. In the movie it's practically skipped over all together. Obviously it would not be as epic or exciting as the main Titanic sinking, but I'm sure a worthwhile movie or even TV movie could be made documenting the time of the people in the life boats from the moment they sailed away from Titanic to the moment the Carpathia came. They went through so much and it's never really talked about. Especially when you consider that we always think of those lifeboats from the perspective of knowing that the Carpathia came and saved them. What we don't think about is that those people didn't know this at the time. They sat in those boats with no idea if help was coming or if it would get to them in time.

[@pandukawb]

I was waiting for a video on collapsible A . Thanks

[@mcoudeniii]

This was a riveting account of one of the lifeboats. I suppose I never considered the individual situation that occurred on each lifeboat before. I feel like this deserves more attention in the anals og Titanic history.

[@Gabe19453]

Hey Sam, watch your videos everyday man, I really hope you have a great day.

[@michaeleuefueno3517]

Hi Sam. Great Channel. I never heard of the Illfated Collapsible A Life Boat Story. Oh My Goodness. How Heartbreaking. 🙏

[@jessicadevoto6864]

I love this channel. Thank you for making these videos. A couple ideas I had for potential “what if” videos: 1. What if the Californian had heard the Titanic’s distress calls? 2. What if the coal bunkers had been watertight? 3. What if the watertight bulkheads had gone higher?

[@victoriocanale2946]

Hey Sam not seen you in ages, that was a tear jerker of a storie about the wedding ring, I love how you find these things out.

[@toddfeather5760]

It’s still sad that people pushed that lifeboat away and crew didn’t say stop as it got passengers who passed away

[@paulboger3101]

Another great video!! An interesting story about an unknown piece of Titanic's narrative.

[@stt5v2002]

I have watched almost all of your videos over the last couple of years. This one got put in my feed even though it’s at least seven months old at the time of my viewing. When you asked “which life boat do you think would be the worst? “ , I actually thought to myself “collapsible B?” And then I had a good laugh. I mean seriously, fewother than your subscribers would have been able to give any answer to a question like that?

[@nataschahelyar2772]

I read somewhere that a Titanic survivor was on the Oceanic when they found miss Collapsible A and the bodies. I can’t remember who it was, but he’d been in hospital and was on his return journey back to the UK. Must have been horrific to find it for all on board the Oceanic, but especially for the survivor to witness

[@at3unit3]

Collapsible A was my original guess. It was still tied to the ship during the last moments of Titanic’s sinking. In short Collapsible A almost went down with ship and took on water. there was no way to bail it out so anyone stuck on the lifeboat would have been sitting in freezing water for who know how long it took them to be rescued.

[@benschaeffer8102]

Yeah, four hours standing in knee-deep frigid ocean water? NO THANKS. They were lucky Lifeboat 14 came back for them.

[@thomasackerman5399]

This, and the people pulled from the water after the Titanic sank, is why the Californian not coming to Titanic's aid is so very important. Californian may not have arrived before the ship sank, but if it had arrived close to or just after, more people who died due to exposure in Collapsible A, B, and those pulled out of the water by two other boats, might've had survived.

[@andyscullion]

Something the captain of that boat had to live with. I believe he got heavily criticised for it.

[@thomasackerman5399]

@@andyscullion Captain Stanley Lord did get severely rounded for it and he lost his job, though he got hired some time later to another company. He spent the rest of his life trying to claim that it wasn't Titanic's lights seen from Californian and there's a relatively small but rabid group of defenders of his called "Lordites" that keep trying to clear his name, even though the evidence against them is overwhelming.

[@andyscullion]

@@thomasackerman5399 I believe it was because titanics rockets were white, not red? Even if that's true he still should have got out of bed to investigate. His was the closest ship so it had to be him, surely?! He himself stopped for the night due to ice.

[@thomasackerman5399]

@@andyscullion It doesn't matter what the rocket colors were, the timing or anything else. It was that the lack of effort to find out what was going on. That's the problem. Californian's officers didn't wake up their wireless operator and see if anything was going on.

[@andyscullion]

@@thomasackerman5399 totally agree. I just heared that was the explanation from the captain. They should have took action immediately. And yes, it doesn't matter what colour the rockets were. The fact is there was rockets which were meant to draw attention. They ignored it.

[@stephentosterud9375]

Thank you for the video. It's a moving story. One of many sad stories that happened that night. You remind me of myself other than we have different historical interests. Keep up the good work.

[@jomac841]

I had heard of the wedding ring story but only now am tying it to collapsible A. It truly is absolutely heartbreaking. :(

[@princessinmittens4783]

you are right. I've looked for info on this one when i heard the story. I could find almost nothing. Thank you.

[@RSEFX]

HA! Fun interesting analysis/talk...and fun to see that group of effects shots I did dealing with the cables snapping and the funnel falling! ---the set up for doing those is etched in my mind forever!

[@AlpharedKanisTholiman]

I always enjoy your content! I wish you wouldn't think that there's a point we would stop watching, other than when you've concluded lol- thank you!

[@robertsandberg2246]

Man. I never heard of this before. So heartbreaking. 💔 When you mentioned the people having soaked clothes, the first thing I thought of was that they probably didn't have wool clothing too. That might have made a difference. This truly was a terrifying and sad story.

[@bwc1976]

I thought most of the clothes back then were wool?

[@beneddiected]

@@bwc1976 maybe cotton

[@user-zm5tt9bq5u]

Most clothes were wool at the time. Undergarments were cotton or linen. But when you're in 4°C soaked with -2°c water you die, it doesn't matter if your clothes are wool or not.

[@Chihayamoon]

I love all the stories and information you tell us about titanic everything from how she was built what they used to build her and now even discussing the lifeboats I mean I have no idea about the life boat that was between the first final in the captains quarters I didn’t know that

[@sallykohorst8803]

Thanks as i also agree thst you keep Titantic alive for us! Thank you. I never really heard about that A lifeboat.! I did about that couple in a documentary but not sure what the title was. Just so sad that she could not get into the lifeboat. Just so sad.

[@ianmac9161]

Love this Sam! I literally feel like i go back in time when i watch your videos. Keep up the good work keeping these stories alive !

[@JoeNaeem]

One of your best, Sam, boy I tell you!

[@BreakerInc]

Love your videos, dude! Been watching for at least a year? Something like that, even if I end up late to some videos. Jeeez though, anything with "collapsible" in the name has always made me more wary to begin with, so this is extra terrifying.

[@fmyoung]

Collapsible B was the one that took both the first adult and first male survivor to die (Col Gracie, December 4 1912) and the last crew member to die (Sidney Edward Daniels, May 26 1983). It was also the one that took Lightoller, who said in court "Everything was against us" (What an example to set to jr officers....)

[@Shadooe]

Very well done once again. Well researched, well presented and very respectful. Keep up the good work.

[@kevincoones4368]

Hi Sam Always enjoy learning about the Titanic. Please keep them coming

[@ripwednesdayadams]

I always think about how much worse things would have been if the seas had been rough and the skies cloudy. When it’s like that, you can’t even see your hand in front of your face. At least they were able to recover 3 bodies from the lifeboat. They could have been lost forever. Many people were never found. 😢

[@luddite333]

you are a admirable researcher and storyteller and you have a good heart

[@1940limited]

I wonder what happened to that wedding ring and how the bodies recovered were disposed of? Buried in Halifax maybe? For those standing on the overturned lifeboat, I wonder how they survived with their soaked clothing in the freezing cold even though they were out of the water.

[@beneddiected]

I’m guessing the air is nothing compared to how cold the water is…

[@yammyrob]

Really brilliant vid. So interesting. Many thanks.

[@karlgerat]

I’m pretty sure it’s a bit late to say this but the new opening to the videos is pretty good.

[@mmprfan94]

Hi Sam can you cover 2 sinking storys. One is personal as it happend where I live Northern Ireland. MV Princess Victoria it sunk in 1951 during a really bad storm. There was a disatiers in europe in the 80s were heard the free enterprise after it left port the backdoors were left open and it capised and there were some killed and alot injured. Would love to see you put some of your great historic knowledge on ships as there events really interest me. love your channel keep up great work 👍🏻

[@fmyoung]

1:31 That black-and-white footage in the upper left there is from "A Night to Remember" The soundtrack composer of that film, William Alwyn, died only ten days after Robert Ballard's expedition found the wreck

[@joshuakruty6967]

Now you got to do a video on which one was the most ideal to be in one that had supplies and food and blankets and stuff.

[@oadrian3]

Thank you so much for this thrilling stories

[@jaimemendozaaguilar1372]

The clear way you speak it makes us hispanic people which English is not our birth language to understand better what you are saying is so easy to understand everything

[@grantpilcher8402]

Thanks Sam i learn so much about titanic thanks to ur videos keep up the amazing work and videos of titanic

[@benwilliams647]

Hey Sam, I love your videos on the Titanic! Keep up the fantastic work! Sincerely, BenW1988

[@yametekudasaii01]

Gosh almost a month after the sinking , RMS oceanic tried even sinking the rotting bodies of first class passenger Thomson Beattie and third class passenger Arthur O'Keefe. The other being an unidentified crewman. But to no avail- they failed... Eventually they were given a decent burial..

[@markwiygul6356]

Great research!!! Thanks for the video

[@bherrin67]

You, good sir, are a great story teller. Thank you! ☮️

[@BenScrimgeour]

Hay Sam, love all of your Titanic content, they're awesome. Keep up the amazing work, one of the things can you please do a video if Captain smith actually shouted at some point during the sinking "be British" as I often wondered if it was true or not. Also, is it true that there was a passenger who wanted to have piece of the iceberg in their drink. there a so many questions going round my head and I'm kind of little bit rusty on my Titanic history and Knowledge

[@BoomerG21]

I have never heard this story. As gruesome as it sounds, those bodies left in the lifeboat must have been in really bad shape a month later.

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

In the north atlantic, with the cold, bodies were in good shape, even after a month.