Titanic had 4 collapsible boats, 2 located behind the emergency cutters and 2 located on the roof of the officer's quarters. The two lifeboats were launched minutes before Titanic's final plunge. On the port side, some of the crew tried to fasten Collapsible B to the davits, but somehow it fell from the roof of the officers' quarters and fell down to the boat deck, on it's back, shortly before the sea washed over that area and Collapsible B floated off with people clinging onto it.
On the starboard side, crew tried to fasten Collapsible A to the davits but there was no time. It floated off half submerged, because the canvas sides were not put up. People climbed into Collapsible A, but it must have been tough to survive in there considering it was half submerged.
One Of Mackay Bennett Lifeboat's Picking Up Collapsible B
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