“ But in all my experience, I have never been in any accident… of any
sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all
my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor
was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any
sort.
sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all
my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor
was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any
sort.
— E. J . Smith, 1907, Captain, RMS Titanic
