Titanic Bridge Iceberg Warning
Telephones the bridge after sighting the iceberg ahead of Titanic.
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Titanic Lookouts and Iceberg Sighting
Lookout duties, the crow's nest watch and records concerning the first sighting of the iceberg.
14Matching records
1912Year span
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These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.
Titanic Iceberg Sighting
Sights the iceberg directly ahead of Titanic.
Titanic Lookout Watch
Keeps lookout from Titanic's crow's nest with Reginald Lee on the night of the collision.
Titanic Crow's Nest Watch
Shares the crow's nest watch with Frederick Fleet shortly before Titanic strikes the iceberg.
Lifeboat Six Survival
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 6 after completing lookout duties on the night of the collision.
Lifeboat Seven Survival
Escapes Titanic in lifeboat 7 after earlier serving as a lookout.
Emergency Lifeboat One Command
Takes charge of emergency lifeboat 1 after it is lowered from Titanic.
Additional Lookouts Posted
Posts additional lookouts because Titanic's collision indicates dangerous ice ahead.
Lookout Reinforcement
Strengthens the lookout arrangements while Carpathia runs at high speed through waters known to contain ice.
Senate Lookout Testimony
Describes sighting the iceberg and reporting it to Titanic's bridge during the Senate investigation.
British Inquiry Lookout Evidence
Gives evidence about lookout duties and conditions aboard Titanic before the collision.
Fleet Titanic Inquiry Evidence
Gives evidence to the British inquiry about the lookout watch, iceberg sighting and absence of binoculars.
British Inquiry Lookout Evidence
Gives evidence about Titanic's lookout organisation and the watch preceding Fleet and Lee.
British Inquiry Lifeboat Evidence
Gives evidence about lookout duties and his command of emergency lifeboat 1.
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