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May 9, 2019 Titanic

107 #88: Many more people would have been saved if more lifeboats had attempted to return to pick up survivors from the water

FALSE. By the time Titanic sank many of her lifeboats had been pulling slowly away from the ship for about

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May 8, 2019 Titanic

107 #87: ‘Molly” Brown tried to make lifeboat number six go back to pick up survivors, but was prevented by Quartermaster Robert Hichens

TRUE. Margaret Brown’s own account, told to the New York Times on 20th April, 1912, makes no mention of her

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May 7, 2019 Titanic

107 #86: Titanic Chief Baker Charles Joughin survived for several hours in the freezing water

TRUE, apparently. Titanic’s Chief Baker testified that he survived for several hours in the freezing water, but he wasn’t drunk,

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May 6, 2019 Titanic

107 #85: The Carpathia averaged 17.5 knots during her 58-mile dash to reach the Titanic

FALSE. We have already seen that Titanic’s final SOS position 41° 44’ N, 50° 14’ W was about 13 miles

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May 5, 2019 Titanic

107 #84: Most Titanic victims drowned

FALSE. Although about 1,500 passengers and crew died in the sinking. Titanic sank in freezing water of between 28 and

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May 4, 2019 Titanic

107 #83: Captain Smith committed suicide as Titanic sank

FALSE. We have already heard from Steward Brown that Captain Smith was seen walking towards the bridge at the very

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