Shadows of the Titanic

A blog dedicated to RMS Titanic, her passengers & crew, and the stories she still tells today. We will occasionally write our own articles & research, & we welcome Asks & Submissions as well! Enjoy our biography project where we are writing detailed profiles of each passenger and crew member!
This blog was created by Tanya, a History & Maritime Studies major, minor in Archaeology and pursuing a wreck-diving certification with her degree. She is a member of the Titanic Historical Society and dreams of a career in preserving underwater artifacts, specifically from Titanic, and opening her own museum & historical society in New York.
Jeni is co-owner of this blog. She is an Anthropology and History major, who does tours in the New York metro area and helps with research. She also focuses on fashions throughout history and social history.
Although this blog mainly focuses on Titanic, other things ship-related in history will be posted.

Olympic tells Titanic she’s coming to her assistance at around 1:40am: “Are lighting up all possible boilers as fast as can”

Titanic never responded to this message, as Captain Smith had come into the Marconi room at about 1:45 and relieved the two operators, Harold Bride & John Phillips. Phillips continued sending out calls for help though, and Bride helped him put on his life preserver and fought off a stoker who tried to steal it while he worked. After the ship lost power just minutes before she completely sank, the two climbed to the roof of the officers quarters and were washed overboard when she sank. Phillips died of hypothermia, Bride was pulled onto Collapsible Lifeboat B.