Tfw you go down a rabbit hole of RMS Carpathia edits and are literally crying your eyes out over 100+ year old Boats. The Indomitable Human Spirit, yes, but also the Indomitable Need To Cry Over This Amazing Ship.
The RMS Carpathia was rated for 14 Notts. She was 58 miles away, a 4 hour journey at full speed, when she received the SOS signal from the Titanic. The SS California was closer, so much closer, but ignored the Titanics frantic SOS signals and their flares. The Carpathia's radio officer ran to the captain immediately, who left out of bed and, before he was even dressed, was commanding they head north to the Titanic. The RMS Carpathia was rated for 14 Notts, but she made over 17 Notts, that night; we'll never know exactly, because her gages only went to 17. She destroyed 3 of her boilers, melting them down into useless hunks of metal, all to reach a ship from a rival company. Passangers abord the Carpathia not only helped prep food and space for the survivors, they threw their own belongings overboard, to reduce the ship's weight. The hot water and heating was turned off to divert power to moving faster. The Carpathia were rated for 14 Notts, and should have made it there in 4 hours. She made it in 3. They poured oil into the waters so they were calmer, safer to bring up lifeboats. They deployed nets, to catch boats or people in the water and haul them up faster. They mounted lights on the side of the ship, so the survivors could see her. They converted their dining halls into emergency triage and medical centers. They saved 705 people that night, giving up cabins and doubling up together to make room for the survivors. Carpathia made a miracle that night. She raced against the reaper to save hundreds of lives.
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