“I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threated to end in disaster of any sort. You see, I am not very good material for a story.” Edward John Smith, Captain of The RMS Titanic

I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked, nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort. You see, I am not very good material for a story”

• Captain Smith, Commander of Titanic