The Workers Nobody Mentions

The Titanic carried 908 crew members, from the captain to the coal stokers working in 120-degree heat below the waterline:

• 176 stokers — shoveling coal into furnaces for about £6 per month
• Stewards and stewardesses — many stayed at their posts, knowing they'd never reach a boat
• Engineers — all 35 died keeping the lights and pumps running so others could escape
• The band — eight musicians played to the final moments; none survived

Of the 908 crew, only 212 survived — a rate of just 23%.