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This would explain why the Titanic 's Morse lamp was believed to be a flickering oil lamp on the mast of a much smaller ship, and why Capt. Lord thought the Titanic was a different vessel. If correct, Maltin's theory may further explain why the Titanic 's lookouts did not spot the iceberg earlier. [79]
Stanley Phillip Lord (13 September 1877 – 24 January 1962) was the British captain of the SS Californian, the nearest ship to the Titanic on the night she sank on 15 April 1912, and, depending on which sources are believed, likely the only ship to see the Titanic, or at least her rockets (also known as flares), during the sinking.
The SS Californian had been "much nearer [to Titanic] than the captain is willing to admit" and the British Government should take "drastic action" against him for his actions. J. Bruce Ismay had not ordered Captain Smith to put on extra speed, but Ismay's presence on board may have contributed to the captain's decision to do so.
On the 111th anniversary of that fateful night in the Atlantic, we're looking back at stories of the survivors of the Titanic, published in Town & Country.
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But for others, the grip of the Titanic’s story is simply impossible to ignore. Many critics are stunned that Titanic enthusiasts assume such risks to visit the wreck. To them, the jaw-dropping ...
Cyril Evans, the Californian 's radio operator, was the last to radio a message to the Titanic at 22:55. As requested by Captain Stanley Lord, Evans wanted to inform the Titanic that the Californian was surrounded by ice and had stopped for the night. However, the message lacked the abbreviation MSG, and Evans addressed his colleague informally ...
Californian ' s relative proximity, and the fact that both Evans and Phillips were using spark-gap wireless sets whose signals bled across the spectrum and were impossible to tune out, meant that Evans's signal was strong and loud in Phillips's ears, while the signals from Cape Race were faint to Phillips and inaudible to Evans. Phillips ...