3 Charles Joughin – Crew (Chief Baker)
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Charles Joughin was the chief baker onboard the Titanic and as a baker, he knew what keeps a person warm. As soon as he got the news of Titanic hitting the iceberg, he started drinking alcohol to raise his core temperature. He also started throwing furniture like chairs and stuff in the water to help people keep afloat in the water. When the ship sank in the water, he casually swam around for 2 hours or so, before finding a lifeboat he could get into. Experts credited the alcohol in his body saved him, as it raised the core temperature and the fact, he didn’t let his head submerge in the water.
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4 Richard Norris Williams – 1st Class Passenger
Richard Norris Williams was traveling with his father to participate in a tennis tournament in USA. When the accident happened, the duo was in the bar, having drinks and continued to do so. However, he saw his father die after getting crushed by a funnel, however, he was rescued in the boat named as Collapsible A. When he was brought on the ship Carpathia, doctors on board tried to persuade him to amputate his badly damaged legs. But Richard decided not to do so, and worked hard on rehabilitation process and continued his tennis career and even won the Olympic Gold in 1924.
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5 Harold Charles Phillimore – Crew (Seward)
The inspiration of Rose Decatur in the movie Titanic might have come from this person Seward Harold Charles Phillimore, who was found floating on a piece of debris among sea of dead bodies and rescued. He even shared the board with another man, who unfortunately couldn’t survive the 45 minutes between the sinking of the ship and their rescue. Phillomore went on to have a distinguished career in maritime and won Mercantile Marine War and General Service medals.
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