Titanic Lifeboat No. 14

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RMS Titanic's Lifeboat No. 14 was one of the ship's fourteen main lifeboats, located on the port side; under British Board of Trade rules, the lifeboat had an official capacity of 65. It was launched to sea around 1:30 am, nearly two hours after the Titanic collided with an iceberg and began sinking on 14 April 1912. Lifeboat No. 14 is best known for being the only lifeboat to return to search for survivors in the icy waters after Titanic had sunk, under the command of Fifth Officer Harold Lowe and crewed by six volunteering men. From the water, they managed to save four people (one of whom died soon after rescue) and then picked up around 12 to 14 survivors from the swamped Collapsible Boat A. About 45 to 55 people occupied Lifeboat No. 14 when it was launched from Titanic and around 30 occupied it when they were rescued by RMS Carpathia at 7:15 am. On the way to Carpathia, the boat also took Collapsible Boat D into tow.

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