The RMS Carpathia, which was three hours away at the time of the sinking, came to the rescue of the stranded survivors. These photos show how the Titanic passengers were rescued from the icy waters.
Abandoning the Titanic Wednesday, January 8 at 10 p.m.  The sinking of RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912 is one of the deadliest peacetime maritime... Read More ...
Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, to save them and others after the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the north Atlantic on its maiden voyage in 1912.