RMS Titanic Lifeboat No. 1 RMS Titanic Lifeboat No. 1 "Titanic" Lifeboat No. 1 was a lifeboat from the steamship . It was the fourth boat launched to sea, over an hour after the liner collided with an iceberg and began sinking on April 14, 1912. With a capacity of 40 people, it was launched with only 12 aboard, the fewest to escape in any one boat that night. Boat No. 1 was one of two small "emergency" wooden cutters that were located one on each side of the "Titanic"; No. 1 was on the starboard side. Although they performed double-duty as lifeboats, their primary
Musicians of the RMS Titanic 250654, the ticket for all the members of Wallace Hartley's orchestra. His cabin was second class, and he was the only Belgian musician aboard the "Titanic". After the "Titanic" hit an iceberg and began to sink, Krins and his fellow band members assembled in the first class lounge and started playing music to help keep the passengers calm. They later moved to the forward half of the boat deck, where they continued to play as the crew loaded the lifeboats. Krins was 23 years old when he died. His body was never recovered. Two documentary films have been made about