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Women and Children First — The Birkenhead Disaster

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Rick SpilmanOctober 2, 2018

Where did the rule of loading women and children first into the lifeboats in an emergency come from? It is actually more of a guideline than a rule as it is not explicitly called out in admiralty law. It all … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged HM Troopship Birkenhead, lifeboats
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