After serving on a variety of vessels including barques and iron clipper ships, Rostron joined the Cunard Line in , soon serving as fourth officer on RMS Umbria. He then served on a number of Cunard ships and worked his way up to first officer before becoming captain of the Brescia.
Leaving Cunard in for service in the Royal Navy, he returned in and became captain of the then 3-year-old Carpathia. He was named a commander of the Order of the British Empire in , and in became Sir Arthur as a knight commander of the Order of the British Empire. The most prestigious captain in the history of the Cunard Line was a firm believer in sea serpents.
Think of Sasquatch or the Loch Ness Monster, among many others. It was a sea monster! Rostron never backtracked on his account, but it certainly did not appear to impede his career advancement in any way.
From the moment Captain Rostron was informed of the distress messages received from Titanic, every order he issued was intended to get to the stricken ship as quickly as possible, all the while preparing his own ship to receive the survivors and give them the care they needed.
Top speed for Carpathia was about Despite being dangerously over capacity, they set sail for New York, arriving on April 18th where they were greeted by thousands of people. Late on in the rescue operation, the Carpathia would be briefly joined by the SS Calfornian, a ship it would later emerge was only five miles from the Titanic during the sinking. The Carpathia's crew received medals from the survivors for their efforts.
Crew members were given bronze medals and officers were handed silver while Captain Rostron received a silver cup and gold medal. Two years after its daring rescue mission the first World War began. Carpathia was transformed into a troopship, transporting Canadian and American troops into Europe during the war.
The American and the British inquiries both praised Captain Rostron for his efforts in the disaster. He continued to command the Carpathia for another year before moving on to command several other ships. He later retired to Southampton and passed away in , aged In , the wreck of the Carpathia was discovered sitting upright in feet of water km west of Fastnet, Ireland. The wreck is now owned by Premier Exhibitions Inc.
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By: Conor O'Donoghue - 4 hours ago. Their job had been difficult due to an unusually calm ocean, which made the icebergs less visible, and because their binoculars were missing. The Titanic attempted to avoid the iceberg, but failed to turn in time. As the ship scraped the iceberg, it tore a hole in the side of the ship, rupturing at least five of the watertight compartments. After just an hour, the ship was quickly filling with water , and passengers were panicked.
Due to the water, the ship's bow continued to sink, causing the stern to rise into the sky. Shortly after, the Titanic's lights went out , the ship broke into two pieces, and the bow sank beneath the waves. Twenty minutes later, the stern followed suit, sending hundreds of crewmembers and passengers into the sea. As the ship began to take on water, the lifeboats were launched with women and children only.
There were only 20 lifeboats aboard the Titanic , which could carry up to 1, people — only half of the ship's passengers and crew. These boats were launched below capacity, for fear that the device lowering the boats would break if the boats were full.
For instance, the first lifeboat to leave Titanic had the capacity for 65 people, but held only 25 when it launched. After the ship sank, people in lifeboats returned to search for survivors.
Instead, they found most people frozen to death in the icy waters. Additionally, when flares from the Titanic woke the captain, he assumed they were fireworks. The Titanic's distress call reached the Carpathia, a transatlantic passenger liner manned by Captain Arthur Rostron , at a. Lifeboat No. It would take several hours for the ship to pick up all of the survivors. The ship was then ordered by the captain to search the wreckage and frigid waters for any other survivors, but none were found.
The Carpathia's crew and fellow passengers gave their beds to survivors and offered them warm clothing and blankets, reported the Maritime Executive.
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