Daily Dose of Titanic

Daily Dose of Titanic keeps the story of Titanic alive one day at a time. For the next year leading up to the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, we'll be sharing a look back at the events that preceded the sinking.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

1912 video: Rescue ship Carpathia

The Cunard liner Carpathia, which raced to Titanic's aid and rescued all 705 survivors, came within site of land en route to New York with her tragic cargo. Press boats met the little Cunarder as she approached New York Harbor and followed her into port. Reporters shouted questions from megaphones as Titanic survivors lined her decks. One enterprising reporter managed to leap aboard Carpathia's deck from the rigging of a passing press boat. He was quickly punched, restrained and placed under house arrest on Carpathia's bridge, where he remained until all survivors had debarked.

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