Saving the Titanic


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The story of the engineers who worked tirelessly to keep the electric power running as the Titanic sank. Their selfless actions kept the lights on and the electric lifeboat winches operational to facilitate the survival of others.

Watching this on PBS now.

The captain thinks the ship can be saved.  He delays the "abandon ship" order for over an hour after his engineers tell him it's hopeless and he needs to get everyone into lifeboats as soon as possible.

The engineers struggle to keep the dying ship afloat and supplied with electricity for as long as possible.  None of the senior engineering crew survived.