Spiny Norman said:

Charles Lightoller was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic.

The night between 14 and 15 April 1912, while the ship was sinking, he was the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side.

He stayed onboard till the end and was trapped underwater until a boiler explosion set him free, becoming the most senior officer to survive the disaster.

He fought in WWI as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy and was twice decorated for gallantry.

During World War II, in retirement, he volunteered to help evacuate over 120 men from Dunkirk.

He died of chronic heart disease aged 78, during London’s Great Smog of 1952.

I just got through watching a titanic ‘what’s inside’ episode. how coincidental.

yesterday I watched a similar episode on the Challenger, then saw a show on the challenger disaste4r, then there was more space talk on the forum… another coincidence.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring