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I Was There | Commander CH Lightoller
The most senior surviving officer describes how the Titanic sank.
CHANNEL | Regional Programme
FIRST BROADCAST | 01 November 1936
DURATION | 22 minutes 34 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1936
Synopsis
Commander Lightoller gives his version of events on the fateful night in April 1912. He lays great weight on the fact that a warning message about the amount of ice in the area was never delivered to the bridge, seeming to imply that if this news had been received, the accident could have been avoided.
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The picture depicts the crew of the Titanic, including Captain Edward Smith (centre), who went down with his ship, and Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller (third in from right), who was the most senior officer to survive the disaster.
Photo credit: Mary Evans Picture Library.
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