Titanic Collapsible Boat A

Collapsible Boat A was a lifeboat from the Titanic. It was one of the last boats launched to sea, over two and a half hours after the Titanic collided with an iceberg and began sinking on 14 April 1912. Collapsible A could not be successfully launched, and it was washed off deck and partially submerged when the Titanic made her final plunge at 2.20 am. Despite being dangerously overloaded by the many people that climbed into her from the freezing water, most died of hypothermia or fell back into the sea. Only about 14 people including one woman were still alive on Collapsible A when they were rescued by Lifeboat No. 14 led by Fifth Officer Lowe.