- Junior telegraphist Harold Bride boards the RMS Titanic expecting his career to be a breeze from here on, yet he never expects he and his Chief, John Phillips, to be at the center of saving the lives of the passengers on board... or as many as humanly possible...—Summary by Anonymous
- Harold Bride, Titanic's Junior Telegraph Operator, sits in a cafe with a friend in April, 1912. He looks back on the sinking of the Titanic and wonders why it all happened, and why fate put him on that ship. Just a few weeks ago, he boarded the ship in Belfast, Ireland, and accompanied it on its sea trials alongside his new friend and chief, John Phillips. The voyage goes by well and the two of them take turns operating the telegraph as they become closer friends. After the telegraph machines break down one night, Phillips falls behind on sleep and begins to exhaust himself as they repair the machines. That night, the ship hits and iceberg and begins sinking. Phillips stays at the telegraph while Bride is rushing about the ship keeping track of the sinking and keeps the crew informed of Phillips' progress to bring any nearby ships in for assistance. The stress moves in on him, and by the time the water has crept into the wireless room, Phillips is a shell. Bride in despair tries to look out for him, but fails to do so in the mass of confusion on deck as the ship begins to plunge. By a miracle, Bride finds himself away from the ship as it plunges under water, and by dawn, the steamship Carpathia has arrived to pick up Titanic's survivors. Bride, upon climbing out of a lifeboat and onto the Carpathia, turns and sees the corps of his friend, Phillips. Back in the cafe, Bride's friend tells him that he was on that ship to save the lives of the passengers- all of whom may have died without the distress calls of John Phillips and Harold Bride.
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