Horrible! Revealed Titanic rescue telegram: Rich people’s bodies brought back, poor people left in the sea

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On April 15, 1912, the famous cruise ship Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank, resulting in the death of over 1,500 people. To this day, even after a century, there are still many unsolved mysteries waiting to be discovered. Following scholars who proposed that the cause of the Titanic’s sinking was not an iceberg but a fire in the ship’s compartments. Now, more astonishing revelations have emerged from the rescue phase. According to the Daily Mail, the British ship Mackay Bennett was at the time a rescue vessel used to transport the bodies of the victims of the Titanic. During the search and rescue efforts, there were telegraphic exchanges with the British White Star Line, which operated the Titanic. A recently leaked telegram shows that Mackay Bennett was asked to \"bring back all the bodies,\" but in his reply he stated that only 70 bodies could be brought back. \"Banknotes and valuables were found among the bodies recovered; the best course of action is to throw them back into the sea, unless the families request to keep the bodies.\" Record data shows that Mackay Bennett found a total of 334 bodies, but they chose to prioritize bringing back the bodies of the wealthier passengers; 116 bodies, including those of third-class passengers and crew members, were thrown into the Atlantic. Regarding this, Captain Frederick Larnder of the Mackay Bennett explained that it was mainly due to the ship not having sufficient space and inadequate anti-corrosion equipment. Historian Charles Haas, who revealed the contents of the telegrams, also said that these documents detail the difficulties of the search and rescue operation, and that each person involved was under immense pressure. “It wasn’t a very large ship, so when the captain faced the bodies of 200 or 300 victims, he had to make difficult decisions. ” An auctioneer of Titanic items said, “We are looking at these telegrams from the perspective of 2017.” But in 1912, the values of that time were different from those of today. Back then, there was a distinction between the noble and the humble; even after death, a rich person was given priority over the poor. Source: Kuai Technology. Horrifying! Revealed: Telegrams regarding the Titanic rescue – rich people’s bodies were brought back while those of the poor were thrown into the sea. http://www.imarine.cn/thread-617257-1-1.html http://www.imarine.cn/data/attachment/forum/201703/03/131022f0b0t1hv3kdkkbr3.jpg