the captain of RMS Carpathia, as an expression of gratitude. The British mariner was seen as a hero for safely navigating his ship at great speed through the same ice field which claimed the ...
The Titanic's distress call reached the Carpathia, a transatlantic passenger liner manned by Captain Arthur Rostron, at 12:20 a.m., but it was more than three hours away. Another ship, the ...
A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.The 18-carat ...