Wireless operator Harold Cottam, 21, was on board the RMS Carpathia on 14 April 1912 when he identified the Titanic's distress signal as it sank. He alerted his captain, who initiated the rescue ...
The RMS Carpathia, which was three hours away at ... By 2 a.m., the crew was released by the captain. Shortly after, the Titanic's lights went out, the ship broke into two pieces, and the bow ...