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Titanic Distress Call Received

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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1912

Harold Thomas Cottam15 April 1912

North Atlantic · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Receives Titanic's distress traffic and alerts Carpathia's bridge so the ship can turn toward the reported position.

Names involved

Harold Thomas Cottam

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