Today from the South and West - Sinking of RMS Titanic
SURVIVORS OF THE TITANIC | Survivors of the tragedy tell their stories of that fateful night
Today from the South & West | Sinking of RMS Titanic
Major FW Prentis describes his escape from the Titanic.
Synopsis
Major Prentis, interviewed in 1966, describes his flight from the RMS Titanic following her fatal collision with an iceberg. He relates how some women refused to leave their husbands despite being given priority in the lifeboats, and how he was rescued after a perilous 100ft drop from the stern of the ship as she went down.
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The above picture shows survivors from the Titanic as photographed from the deck of the Carparthia.
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