Bosses at Titanic's owner White Star Line portrayed themselves as the victims
6th November 2020
Bosses at Titanic's owner White Star Line portrayed themselves as the victims and expressed 'heartfelt sympathy' to their chairman who controversially survived the disaster, board meeting documents reveal.
The shameless owners of the Titanic portrayed themselves as victims and lauded their chairman who controversially survived the disaster, newly emerged documents reveal.
A rare copy of the minutes for a special board meeting held in the wake of the 1912 tragedy shows how bosses of White Star Line were more concerned with themselves than the approximate 1,500 people who died.
They were particularly worried about the psychological effect the ordeal would have on Bruce Ismay, who became known as the 'coward of the Titanic'.
The shameless owners of the Titanic portrayed themselves as victims and lauded their chairman who controversially survived the disaster, documents reveal. A rare copy of the minutes for a special board meeting held in the wake of the 1912 tragedy shows how bosses of White Star Line were more concerned with themselves than the approximate 1,500 people who died.
They were particularly worried about the psychological effect the ordeal would have on Bruce Ismay (pictured), who became known as the 'coward of the Titanic'. Mr Ismay, the chairman of White Star Line, survived the tragedy by deserting the liner and taking a place in a lifeboat.
The minutes show how Harold Sanderson, the vice-president of White Star Line, requested that the board's 'heartfelt sympathy' for the 'terrible experience' suffered by Ismay be recorded.
