Sinking of the RMS Titanic believed that ice posed little risk; close calls were not uncommon, and even head-on collisions had not been disastrous. In 1907, , a German liner, had rammed an iceberg and suffered a crushed bow, but was still able to complete her voyage. That same year, "Titanic"s future captain, Edward Smith, declared in an interview that he could not "imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that." As "Titanic" approached her fatal collision, most passengers had gone to bed and command of the bridge had passed from Second Officer Charles Lightoller to First
Musicians of the RMS Titanic 10 April 1912 in Southampton, UK. His ticket number was 250654, the ticket for all the members of Wallace Hartley's orchestra. His cabin was in the second class quarters. Brailey was 24 years old when he died. His body was never recovered. Roger Marie Bricoux (1 June 1891 – 15 April 1912) was a French cellist on the on its maiden voyage. He died in the disaster. Before joining the "Titanic", Bricoux and pianist Theodore Ronald Brailey had served together on the Cunard steamer before joining the White Star Line He boarded the "Titanic" on Wednesday 10 April 1912 in