A Wirral baker went for a drink in his room on the sinking Titanic and survived hours in freezing waters.
Charles Joughin, born in Birkenhead, was "one of the best paid crew members" as chief baker on the RMS Titanic, according to the National Archives. The passenger liner, operated by the Liverpool-based White Star Line, was sailing from Southampton to New York when it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on around 11.40pm on April 14, 1912.
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Charles Joughin, born in Birkenhead, was "one of the best paid crew members" as chief baker on the RMS Titanic, according to the National Archives. The passenger liner, operated by the Liverpool-based White Star Line, was sailing from Southampton to New York when it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on around 11.40pm on April 14, 1912.
Wirral baker went for drink as Titanic sank and survived
Charles Joughin said the passenger liner "simply glided away" beneath him
