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If he told the truth, how was it possible that QM Olliver could state that he never heard that first helm order give 6 second or so earlier? QM Hichens was describing standard bridge procedure during an emergency. He was told to take the time of the collision. Moody, and also the Quartermaster on my left. (To the Witness.) Did any one of the Officers see you carry out the order? A: - Yes.ġ010.

(The Attorney-General.) It is a mere question of taking the indication of course. You and others should also note that there is a serious flaw in either the evidence of QM Hichens or that of QM Olliver. I did not see it afterwards, because I did not have time to know where it was going.' 'I did not notice the course of the berg as it passed us. However QM Olliver had no idea where the iceberg was when that second order was given because he also told Senator Burton: The correct statement was probably 'way up at the stern' or 'way up astern'. I can only assume there was a typing error in the transcript of the evidence. OLLIVER: That is when the order 'hard aport' was given yes, sir.'įor your information, there has never been a nautical phrase 'way up stern'. Senator BURTON: That is when the order 'hard aport' was given? 'Senator BURTON.: Where was the iceberg, do you think, when the helm was shifted? However, he heard it at the time or after Titanic's stern cleared the berg. As I have pointed out many times before, he was on and of the bridge on several occasions and could have heard that order at any time between seconds after he saw the tip of the iceberg passing and when he was given his last message by Mr. One of his jobs while there would be to record any helm or engine orders given into the Movement or QM's Book.

and after Titanic had struck the iceberg.īetween running messages, his post would have been behind the QM on the wheel. QM Olliver simply stated that he heard that second helm order when he was on the bridge. The following is the only fact we know about that second helm order. The officer was seeing it was carried out right. I heard hard aport, and there was the man at the wheel and the officer. I know the orders I heard when I was on the bridge was after we had struck the iceberg. Do you mean hard aport or hard astarboard? What I know about the wheel - I was stand-by to run messages, but what I knew about the helm is, hard aport. Do you know whether the wheel was hard aport then? Why is this litle bit of information rejected out of hand?Īs for Olliver? The following is from your post Hichens was actually there at the time and was the man on the steering wheel. S he did not come on the port helm, Sir - on the starboard helm. (To the Witness.) She never was under a port helm? QM Hichens was asked about a second order but stated that he only received one as part of the ice avoiding sequence. Ioannis: You write: ' QM Olliver and Hichens were clear when the order was given!'.Īs you probably guessed. Not into games but enjoyed your analysis emensely.

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