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To: fortheDeclaration

Second Mate Charles Lightoller interpreted his orders for ‘Women and children first’ to mean ‘women and children only’ and so he stopped men getting on board even if there were no women and children left at the davits waiting to get in. (Lightoller survived the sinking btw).


33 posted on 04/21/2016 2:12:13 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: sinsofsolarempirefan

Thanks for that information!


36 posted on 04/21/2016 3:16:23 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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