WebRobert Hitchins : You don't understand. If we go back, they'll swamp the boat, they'll pull us right down, I'm tellin' you! Molly Brown : Knock it off. You're scaring me. C'mon girls! Grab … WebApr 24, 2024 · “Instead of steering Titanic safely round to the left of the iceberg, once it had been spotted dead ahead, the steersman, Robert Hitchins, had panicked and turned it the wrong way.” Four days into the trip, the ship hit an iceberg and sank, taking more than 1,500 passengers with it.
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WebDec 19, 2024 · BBC Scotland North East reporter Robert Hichens died in 1940 - 28 years after being at the helm of the Titanic when she hit an iceberg and sank. More than 1,500 people perished when the doomed... WebSep 22, 2010 · When First Officer William Murdoch spotted the iceberg two miles away, his "hard a-starboard" order was misinterpreted by the Quartermaster Robert Hitchins. He turned the ship right instead of left and, even though he was almost immediately told to correct it, it was too late and the iceberg ripped out the side of the starboard bow. has scott toilet paper gotten thinner
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WebSep 21, 2010 · It was always thought the Titanic sank because its crew were sailing too fast and failed to see the iceberg before it was too late. By Richard Alleyne and Richardalleyne 21 September 2010 • 10:55pm WebOct 31, 2011 · “He ordered the steersman Robert Hitchins to ‘hard a starboard’, which should have turned the ship right, to sail round the iceberg. Remarkably Hitchins steered in the wrong direction.”... WebInstead of steering Titanic safely round to the left of the iceberg, once it had been spotted dead ahead, the steersman, Robert Hitchins, had panicked and turned it the wrong way.’ has scottish widows been hacked