the miracle on Titanic page 35

the miracle on Titanic page 35 by ric Gustafson

Sun April 14 1912  11:35 pm


Sixth Officer Moody heard the bell ring three times. He picked up the Crow's Nest phone.
Fleet's voice was clear and to the point. " Iceberg right ahead".
He hung up the phone. " Mr Murdoch, iceberg right ahead".
First Officer Murdoch yelled to the helmsman: " Hard astarboard".
The yeoman swung the wheel to the right.
Murdoch yelled to Moody. " All stop, full speed astern".
Moody swung the handle of the telegraph to all stop. Then he moved the handle to full astern.
Both officers knew they could not avoid the iceberg.
Mr Murdoch pressed a red button and closed all the watertight doors.
David heard a strange scraping noise on the starboard side. He walked over to his cabin window and looked out. He noticed a dark mass go by. Ice chunks were dropping onto the Forward Well Deck.
" Hard aport" Murdoch yelled.
A tired looking Captain Smith appeared on the bridge. " Mr Murdoch, what have we struck?".
" An iceberg Sir!".


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