I read an old article today while I was waiting for my friend at the hospital.
A man called David Blair who got bumped off Titanic just a few days before it was leaving forgot to return the key to the binocular locker.
Without the key the nobody could get into the locker... no keys - no binoculars-no binoculars - no iceberg at least until it's very, very close...
A survivant later said that as they didn't have any binoculars onboard they couldn't see the iceberg in time ...
When he was asked how long before he would you have been able to see it with a pair of binoculars he answered; enough to get out of the way...
Mr Blair secretly kept the key and passed it on to his daughter.
It was sold at an auction i September last year.
I wonder if Mr Blair slept well at night...
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