In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:When the Titanic began to founder , Lee was ordered to man lifeboat No. 13 , which was launched from the ship 's starboard side at 1 : 30 a.m. Sentence 2:As a result , Lee survived the sinking , as did Fleet .
as a result