Haashir Ahmad
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Lightoller was very close to his death on the night of the Titanic, he was sucked down with the ship but blown back up near a lifeboat allowing him to live.
However, what if he had died on that tragic night. Lightoller was the most senior ranking officer, and out of the surviving officers had stayed on the Titanic the longest during the sinking.
Had Lightoller not survived, serious questions would be left unanswered, all the surviving officers Pitman, Boxhall and Lowe had got on a lifeboat and left the ship. If Lightoller had died then we would have have the testimonies of only these officers, none of who stayed onboard for a long a period of time during the sinking.
However, what if he had died on that tragic night. Lightoller was the most senior ranking officer, and out of the surviving officers had stayed on the Titanic the longest during the sinking.
Had Lightoller not survived, serious questions would be left unanswered, all the surviving officers Pitman, Boxhall and Lowe had got on a lifeboat and left the ship. If Lightoller had died then we would have have the testimonies of only these officers, none of who stayed onboard for a long a period of time during the sinking.