Glahoth t1_j5jip3g wrote on January 23, 2023 at 1:31 PM Reply to comment by Ok-Papaya-3490 in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra I think they wouldn’t even be able to swim to the boat. It’s either you rescue them, or they die within a couple of minutes. Permalink Parent 35
Glahoth t1_j5jip3g wrote
Reply to comment by Ok-Papaya-3490 in TIL that Titanic crewman Herbert Pitman made an attempt to row his lifeboat over to rescue people in the water, but was overruled by the other occupants of the boat, who were worried about people swarming them and duly complied. Pitman said that this haunted him throughout his life. by ChadExtra
I think they wouldn’t even be able to swim to the boat. It’s either you rescue them, or they die within a couple of minutes.