Titanic survivor recalls harrowing moment ship sank

Titanic survivor recalls harrowing moment ship sank | BBC Global

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More than a century since the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, this first-person testimony of survivor Frank Prentice remains a powerful and harrowing account of the sheer terror felt by those on board.
In the BBC documentary The Great Liners from 1979, he vividly depicted the harrowing events of that historic night, one that continued to haunt him in his dreams for decades afterward.
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@flashladderacrobat 28 күн бұрын

This gentleman survived not only the sinking of the Titanic, but also 2 world wars !!! Amazing!

@jandasalovich6469 27 күн бұрын

Indeed. That is amazing.

@JohanWXC 27 күн бұрын

- along with an economic depression, the Spanish flu, the cold war, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, JFK's assassination, and the moon landing.

@nc8507 27 күн бұрын

@JohanWXC how did he survive the jfk assassination or moon landing?

@JohanWXC 27 күн бұрын

@@nc8507 You're misinterpreting the first comment. He survived the period during which those took place. He didn't actually fight in both world wars.

@robertcottam8824 26 күн бұрын

@@JohanWXC You are correct in that he didn’t fight in both world wars. However, Frank Prentice DID serve in WW1, winning a Military Cross (MC) for bravery with The Tank Corps in which he was a major. He was a very brave but very modest man. Best wishes

@NateBlack96 23 күн бұрын

“You’d think I’m too old for nightmares, but you’d be amazed” Truer words have never been spoken. Mad respect

@Capri42PRG 23 күн бұрын

It's one of those quotes that's always stayed with me. Another is from an old cockney describing his experiences in the blitz. He leaned over the table and said with a stoney look "you can get used to anything", and it's proved itself true to me time and again since

@beckyf569 22 күн бұрын

I cannot imagine the suffrage from that incident and then the inevitable nightmares that would follow. As you lay your head to rest those events would play out over and over again. Would be incredibly painful.

@readmelancholystrumpetmaster 21 күн бұрын

Your point?

@phaedruslykos3249 21 күн бұрын

odly whenever i get cold or my head gets cold i have way worse nightmares

@Erutan409 21 күн бұрын

@@readmelancholystrumpetmaster The point: You're obtuse.

@bisonkambaine5628 18 күн бұрын

For all the criticism KZfaq gets, you have to admit, its how we use it. This somehow ended up in my feed and I am incredibly grateful for that. It's very moving and touching.

@SleepyArcticBirds-ft4lb 15 күн бұрын

Me too! Great video ❤

@doctorbohr1585 12 күн бұрын

Very true. There is much great content.

@CatherineAKennedy 12 күн бұрын

same here - I'm not sure why it came up for me but I am pleased it did - and so sad from the moment he started talking...

@mindeloman 9 күн бұрын

Watch very little television program any more and watch informational videos like this.

@buckyboy000 8 күн бұрын

Yes, don't use the app because of auto play. Focus and search for what you want and ignore what they throw at you-if possible🤔🥴

@mikeweston7947 24 күн бұрын

This stoic man is holding a lifetime of sadness. God rest his soul.

@Mel-en2ep 23 күн бұрын

Respect and admiration for him

@tracesprite6078 21 күн бұрын

Thank you, men, for allowing us women and children to go first. Not sure why we should go first. It's so generous of you.

@Mel-en2ep 21 күн бұрын

Kind of you to mention it 🤗

@M3Busssin 18 күн бұрын

@@tracesprite6078I child needs their mother, men are disposable

@annnee6818 18 күн бұрын

@@tracesprite6078 Actually the ratio of men and women that survived sinkings aren't very different. It's more of a chivalrous myth than reality...

@lilytyler80 21 күн бұрын

Interviews like this are why I love KZfaq.

@MsBatbird 19 күн бұрын

That's how I feel as well. It's crazy the things I've not only learned more about but things I had never known anything about until I saw it on youtube. It's weird how some things can be so good in many ways yet bad in others. Some of the best inventions ever, the internet, cell phones and video games. Some of the worst inventions ever, the internet, cell phones and video games.

@lilytyler80 18 күн бұрын

@MsBatbird I agree. We are privileged to watch this man tell his story about the Titanic from the comfort of our homes. Many people before us never had the opportunity to experience KZfaq.

@mariomiranda8217 17 күн бұрын

Me too! I love to see this kind of thing because I’m so grateful to GOD for the life he has given us! Just like he said “ grateful to God”

@davidprins5504 16 күн бұрын

I always love the interviews from the 1930's with old people who tell about growing up in the wild west and about serving in the civil war just mind blowing

@davidprins5504 16 күн бұрын

@@mariomiranda8217amen 🙏

@chipps1066 26 күн бұрын

The most candid interview of a Titanic survivor I have ever listened to,God bless this gentlemen.

@tanrat7 25 күн бұрын

Search Edith Russell titanic interview. Her account is very candid also

@Gamevet 24 күн бұрын

@@tanrat7 Very eloquent! My brother-in-law was from England. He'd lived in the US for some 40 plus years. I always loved listening to his accent and delivery. He passed away about 12 days ago, after a drawn out battle against Dementia. We miss you John.

@chrisholt2474 24 күн бұрын

@@Gamevetsorry for your very recent loss, Chris, from UK.

@mariospensieri941 23 күн бұрын

God's Mercey To all those People and there Familys Forever In time.... RIP......

@mem1701movies 23 күн бұрын

@@Gamevethow old was he?

@CaesarDarias 26 күн бұрын

Almost seven decades after the sinking of Titanic, Mr. Prentice described the terrible night as if it happened that morning. His precision and detail enables the viewer to imagine the horrifying and unimaginable visuals and ghastly sound of that giant ship rising out of the water like a monster. Thank you for the account and RIP, Mr. Prentice. Incidentally, the interviewer did a great job by mostly listening and not talking.

@aileenmccarthy8660 25 күн бұрын

Seven decades? More than that!!

@mtibrands 25 күн бұрын

@@aileenmccarthy8660 This interview was airplayed in 1979... 67 years!!

@thierryminet9682 25 күн бұрын

@@mtibrands 1912 to 1979= 67

@mtibrands 25 күн бұрын

@@thierryminet9682 Corrected. Thanks!

@ROOKTABULA 24 күн бұрын

Not completely accurate: He said it listed to Port but it was the Starboard side that the ship listed to, same side as the impact.

@jgibbs651 20 күн бұрын

British understatement at its finest. Matter of fact, no drama.

@PatriotSteve 21 күн бұрын

He has a melodic way of speaking. Seems like a fine chap.

@brionyhall4250 Күн бұрын

His generation usually did. My grandparents did too.

@fables4564 19 күн бұрын

I feel honored he decided to share this. Vocalizing traumatic events is not easy.

@hoodplays9380 16 күн бұрын

It's not hard either

@MR.SKANDAL0121 15 күн бұрын

I think being involved in a famous story like this & surviving to tell the tale would bring your happiness not trauma

@primetime_mitch 14 күн бұрын

@@hoodplays9380 what was the point in that?

@hoodplays9380 14 күн бұрын

@@primetime_mitch harsh truth

@IconSharman 23 күн бұрын

What a lovely old man, absolute gentleman, few and far between these days sadly. RIP sir.

@i.m.askance7996 16 күн бұрын

I too was struck by his pleasant demeanor.

@JosedeJezeus 15 күн бұрын

Surely, he didn’t grow up listening to gangster rap.

@TheTemporalRealm 28 күн бұрын

he saved one life and then his life was saved

@donkey3187 25 күн бұрын

yes, we all heard that, but thanks anyway. lol

@fegstachops6746 24 күн бұрын

Yes , what goes around and all that . Your comment deserves the 70 likes so far.I’m not sure the sarcasm deserves 3 likes .

@user-gc8pc3ol6l 24 күн бұрын

There were many others on that ship that saved others that perished. So much for karma. As he says himself it was pure luck he was picked up.

@donkey3187 24 күн бұрын

@@user-gc8pc3ol6l He helped that lady, then she helped save him...perfect karma story. It doesnt have to be this mystical thing...karma can just be others give back to you when you give to them.

@TheTemporalRealm 24 күн бұрын

@@user-gc8pc3ol6l He speaks his intuition

@alexk73 24 күн бұрын

He lived to the age of 93…..survived the Titanic sinking and service in WW1. Incredible! His wife lived to the age of 99. What longevity for this couple that really should have never been since it appears they did not marry until 1919.

@Bonzi_Buddy 17 күн бұрын

If they had a large family, odds are their children may still be alive. Grandchildren almost certainly so.

@acebrandon3522 23 күн бұрын

This man has PTSD, it shows in his voice and body language. One blessed man to survive that incident plus 2 world wars and then some.

@MegaLBreezy 21 күн бұрын

No sht, Sherlock! You got some online degree where he can "click below" to get " cured"? 😂

@heatherstephens9295 21 күн бұрын

@@MegaLBreezyyou are pathetic 😡

@rorzasrestorations 21 күн бұрын

@@MegaLBreezy Some people think they know everything.

@acebrandon3522 21 күн бұрын

@@MegaLBreezy Tone down a wee bit, your sarcasm. Just an observation when watching his interview. Poor man's been through a lot more than normal given his experiences in life. He is a survivor.... 🤨

@aaronantonio8280 21 күн бұрын

@@acebrandon3522you’re fine. People are dicks.

@keithmartin1328 27 күн бұрын

For many "Titanic" is a movie or a TV show, one of many made over the last century. However, for this man it was a reality that would effect him for the rest of his life. He passed away, aged 93, in May 1982, 3 years before Dr Ballard found the wreck.

@geometricart7851 18 күн бұрын

I don't discount the tragedy here, but there were other maritime sinkings that were much more tragic, yet everyone keep going back to the Titanic because it is the most famous. Lets not forget the hospital ship Wilhelm Gustloff where 9400 souls perished in about an hour by a soviet navy ship!

@italiangypsy79 17 күн бұрын

@@geometricart7851 why there always gotta be people like you? It's FOCKING video about Titanic survivor. If you wanna see something about Wilhelm Gustloff then go to a William Gustloff video! Or if you wanna see other videos about maritime sinkings go look them up, there's plenty!

@gilliankingston8259 16 күн бұрын

Bless him, perhaps he met Mr and Mrs Clark again in 1982.

@earlusmcdivett 23 күн бұрын

Can you imagine being 23 years old when this new, spectacular ship you’re on, goes down in pitch darkness? In frigid, freezing temperatures at 2am? We will never grasp the true fear those souls felt.

@MundiaKamau 6 күн бұрын

Well put. Regards, Michael M Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 10th May 2024.

@michellewinkler3985 20 күн бұрын

Old guy had massive PTSD that's why he continued to have nightmares. They didn't have that term back in 1979. What an incredible story. Meeting up again with Mrs. Clark must have meant that God or an angel was watching over them!!!!!

@ziziscorsese9475 14 күн бұрын

@AemondBlackKillerI would prefer gunfire from a distance than being trapped in a huge sinking chunk of steel in the dark of night in the middle of a freezing cold horrifying ocean.

@bryanflipse8483 13 күн бұрын

They did have PTSD back then. It was known as shell shock.

@michellewinkler3985 13 күн бұрын

@@bryanflipse8483 I forgot about that, your right! But that was normally reserved for military, not for someone else

@move_i_got_this5659 19 күн бұрын

He's holding back tears telling the story. He's looking away, talking slowly, and tears were welling up in his eyes. Then he says he'll probably have a nightmare tonight, that's as bad as it gets.

@GayorgVonTrapp 28 күн бұрын

Preserved forever, a true eyewitness account. Incredible.

@anniebananie8224 17 күн бұрын

Only as long as the fragile internet exists.

@chrisbirch4150 13 күн бұрын

Absolute hardcore account as well. On the boat as it lifted and went into the water as well. Basically a real life Rose Dawson 😂 Mad respect to the guy

@EmmaPeacock-cc9fl 18 күн бұрын

This is one of the most moving things I have ever heard. Told in the most calm and dignified way. A true gentleman. "I saved her life and she saved mine". 😢

@MrSychnant 26 күн бұрын

What an amazing character, he has such empathy for the event and shares it like a real gentleman.

@Hackett1066 26 күн бұрын

Men like him make me proud of my wonderful country and it’s past 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👌

@markpalmer8083 21 күн бұрын

And look at it now and the latest generations! Compare and contrast!

@Hackett1066 21 күн бұрын

@@markpalmer8083 exactly some can’t decide if they are Arthur or Martha strange world we live in now 😂

@shafiqyongxian97 19 күн бұрын

By colonising and killing other nations?

@user-pm8xv4vf1u 18 күн бұрын

@@Hackett1066 Yes, that is EXACTLY what he meant XD

@Gino_567 16 күн бұрын

@@markpalmer8083 I prefer to focus on the positives and move forward rather than dwell on the negatives.

@jeremypearson6852 26 күн бұрын

You can tell by the emotion in his voice how much this still affects him. Terrible tragedy,

@Rob-zw5qs 25 күн бұрын

I dont think it still affects him

@petercarrington948 25 күн бұрын

Why do you say that?@@Rob-zw5qs

@johnnymichael1804 25 күн бұрын

@petercarrington948 because this interview was conducted 45 years ago and dude was already in his 80's it appears. So unless he's 120 years old now, I doubt this STILL affects him.....

@petercarrington948 25 күн бұрын

@@johnnymichael1804 oh that's SO Clever. 'dude'

@alanbellas513 24 күн бұрын

@@johnnymichael1804 guess, you have never heard of historical present tense, hence ah so mathematically astute.

@Martynzzz1 22 күн бұрын

What a fantastic bloke a lost generation people are not this classy anymore

@bartdart3315 19 күн бұрын

Stiff upper lip, duty bound, never ever worried about his own demise, while witnessing horrors no one should. This man and his ilk are what made Britain what it was throughout the ages. I am proud to be British. As a side note: my gr8 grandad, a sergeant in the British army, also survived WWI...gaud only know how! I hope they both found peace.

@JoeL-zb1yd 19 күн бұрын

I take my hat off to you and your countrymen.

@NeTxGrl 28 күн бұрын

RIP Frank Prentice.

@quietguy1948 27 күн бұрын

And all the rest on board that terrible night/morning . . .

@callumclarke1733 21 күн бұрын

RIP to this Gentleman what a Amazing Man God bless him in eternity

@tamiwatchesstuff 28 күн бұрын

I can’t imagine the PTSD these survivors lived with. 😢 RIP for those who perished.

@mokele7283 28 күн бұрын

I think the one who he told about from the lifeboat, who wanted to get off was deeply in shock. 😢

@LimerickWarrior1 27 күн бұрын

You can see the pain in his face.

@cjhoward409 26 күн бұрын

I met Edgar Harrell. He wrote a book called Out Of The Depths. He was a Marine on the Uss Indianapolis that got torpedoed. He just passed away a year or 2 ago. The last surviving Marine on that vessel. Riveting story of survival.

@fenrislegacy 25 күн бұрын

@@cjhoward409 The Indianapolis was a whole different level of hell, reading about it is enough to give one nightmares.

@Coloradojoe585 25 күн бұрын

Heres the thing. Old school people lived with it and didnt use it as a crutch like todays sissys. Thats what i picked up from these old videos of tragedies. Something is to be gained from pain and sorrow. And how to deal with it make you into this man who can remember everything and went on being tough. No excuses

@lucabrazi3067 21 күн бұрын

I saw an interview with a 92 year old man who stormed the beaches at Normandy. He was asked when was the last time he had a nightmare about that day. He said last night.

@pocopico7409 19 күн бұрын

I’m struck, while listening to this gentleman’s personal accounting of what happened, just how amazing the 1997 movie “Titanic“ was in recreating the disaster. Listening to this man talk brought back scenes from the movie that seemed to match exactly what this man was saying. Imagine actually seeing those scenes from the movie in real life! How horrible, yet so amazing that he lived to tell it.

@rpkett 23 күн бұрын

The most haunting part of this amazing interview is at the end when Mr. Prentice explains how the nightmares never end.

@stuartwigmore3738 27 күн бұрын

His watch is an amazing artefact. Literally stopped at the time and never worked again.

@someoneelse.2252 24 күн бұрын

Much like Gov't employees the first day they start their employment.

@morganwright224 23 күн бұрын

not waterproof

@gregjackson-ks1gh 21 күн бұрын

@@someoneelse.2252😂

@fh346 25 күн бұрын

Mr. Prentice Spoke about Having Nightmares. Poor Soul He is a Hero. Saved a Life and had his Saved too.

@JoeL-zb1yd 20 күн бұрын

Wow. What a man. I take my hat off to him. Frank W. Prentice. He still hurts but manages a smile.

@kittybitts567 25 күн бұрын

What a lovely gentleman! His level headed approach to what was going on after the iceberg was hit is so admirable. God bless his soul. May he rest in peace. May perpetual light shine upon him and everyone who sailed on that ship.

@1gbayfisher 20 күн бұрын

This man is a national treasure, God bless him.

@FrankIsAlwaysRight 24 күн бұрын

The definitive gentleman. Well educated and well read. A charming man in the way he communicates his feelings. They don’t make them like this very much anymore.

@doctorbohr1585 12 күн бұрын

He's probably well read. I doubt he was well educated, serving as a crew member. He probably learned the trade to escape poverty. His life was an education, however.

@torgrim123 23 күн бұрын

Not only did he survive Titanic he survived the horrors of world war one.

@thesqueakteam1573 21 күн бұрын

And ww2

@torgrim123 21 күн бұрын

@@thesqueakteam1573 He wasent on active duty in ww2?

@Dahmer_Jeff 21 күн бұрын

Well we survived covid and 911 and Joe Biden administration. I'd say we survived more than this man

@chrislufc 20 күн бұрын

@@torgrim123 He still survived WW2. Thousands of civilians were killed in the UK by Germans bombs.

@thisisme3238 20 күн бұрын

@@torgrim123Just imagine what this man has seen and heard...what things we could learn from him. 🤔

@candymurphy6964 14 күн бұрын

In 1972 I met a woman who was a survivor of the titanic. She had been celebrating her 18th birthday. When the ship began to sink someone picked her up and threw her into a lifeboat. Her main memory was of the awful silence after all the people in the water had ceased their crying and calling for help.

@pho3nix- 25 күн бұрын

Finally they posted a proper clip of this interview. Thank you.

@Salacious-Crumb 25 күн бұрын

Whats even sadder is gentleman like this have also slipped away never to be seen again

@jamesirwin2552 23 күн бұрын

Totally agree, you won’t see people like that again…

@Black.Sabbath 20 күн бұрын

That’s a tragedy in itself.

@jillwanlin9558 25 күн бұрын

How wonderful to have this resilient gentleman giving a first person account of his harrowing experience on the night Titanic sank. The terror for all on board must have been unimaginable. This was recorded in 1979, 67yrs after she went down. Bless Mr. Frank Prentice for sharing this for the benefit of generations to come. May he RIP

@dianaminnick8003 20 күн бұрын

Poor man. It haunts him his whole life, but it would be a night mare for anyone.

@martinrobinson9061 29 күн бұрын

The massive trauma that man had that night effective him for the rest of his life.

@resnonverba137 27 күн бұрын

Affected...

@glamdolly30 27 күн бұрын

Bound to have affected him, however he seemed very self-possessed and sane nonetheless and his recollections were clear. He even recalled the name of newlywed Mrs Clark, who was reluctant to leave her husband behind on the stricken ship, and almost certainly lost him. Terrible to die that night - but surely every bit as agonising to have survived, and had to go on with life, while your loved-ones tragically perished.

@RoseSharon7777 20 күн бұрын

I can't imagine what would have been worse, his memories of the Titanic or his memories of serving in WWI. Both horrible loss of life up close and personal.

@roddydykes7053 18 күн бұрын

I think it’s the war that really did it for him.

@glamdolly30 17 күн бұрын

@@roddydykes7053 The period of history he lived through, with not one but two world wars, is an extraordinary one. He was very lucky to come out alive - and when you add his experience on 'Titanic' to the mix, it's nothing short of miraculous that he lived to the ripe old age of 93.

@MultiGreatescape 25 күн бұрын

very sad..."i'll have another nightmare...you think I'm too old for that but you'll be amazed"

@mikebrice7255 25 күн бұрын

I had a customer whose father was on board the Carpathia the night she picked up survivors. He was quite young but apparently remembered that day quite vividly !

@easystar123 26 күн бұрын

This was wonderful to hear from an an actual survivor of the Titanic. This man recalled everything so vividly about the tragedy and did it so nicely. God bless his soul. Rest in peace Mr Prentice.

@DoubleDeckerAnton 20 күн бұрын

What an amazing interview. He thanked God for saving his life. It was great he helped that young wife too.

@sandraa2971 27 күн бұрын

I find it amazing that he ran into Mrs Clark a second time I hope they stayed in touch. Good bless them all.

@xplaybwoix 25 күн бұрын

They didn’t

@renayeblack5906 18 күн бұрын

Thank you BBC this is a priceless little interview.

@glamdolly30 27 күн бұрын

I'm delighted to say this lovely man died of natural causes at the ripe old age of 93, on 19th May 1982, just three years after giving this interview. And before he left this small planet, he fathered three children who are no doubt immensely proud of him. There was pure luck involved in who lived and died that terrible night - and survivors were of course in the minority. His encounters with Mrs Clark were very moving - he saved her life, then she saved his with acts of human kindness. God bless their beautiful souls, the victims of the Titanic tragedy must never be forgotten.

@cjhoward409 26 күн бұрын

And more survivors from first and second class mainly

@jennim282 26 күн бұрын

Are you from his family? Wonderful testimony he's left for history. Very honest account.

@gavinbrando8255 25 күн бұрын

Unless you were a woman of course

@RonniePickeringMate 23 күн бұрын

You’re delighted that he passed away? That’s dark

@glamdolly30 23 күн бұрын

@@RonniePickeringMate Grow up!

@andysimpson7559 24 күн бұрын

A truly remarkable account of the last moments of the Titanic.

@dannyperfect9270 21 күн бұрын

They don't make 'em like him anymore

@susanwhite7474 16 күн бұрын

Such old school understatement!

@Dani-ICU-RN 15 күн бұрын

Nor- women& children first... 😢

@angr3819 7 күн бұрын

I am sure there are still many like him. Thankfully we haven't had another similar ship go down to bring proof there are.

@quietguy1948 27 күн бұрын

God Bless Mr Prentice . . . And all the souls on the Titanic.

@user-fb3pu3qx3t Ай бұрын

Amazing testimony.

@betallyoungattractive644 19 күн бұрын

the watch was definitely the most fascinating part of this interview

@tjo1976 19 күн бұрын

Fascinating!! I had heard that the life boats weren't full because some didn't want to leave their loved ones or men didn't want to take seats that women and children could occupy but I hadn't thought about those who were scared of the 70 foot drop and how they still didn't think the ship would sink even in such a state of emergency. Those details make it even more chilling.

@saragrisanti9814 23 күн бұрын

Wow.. what an impressive gentleman. I wish young men had the style, grace and courage he demonstrated that night.

@martyvirtue4051 23 күн бұрын

Real men have stopped existing. Unfortunately.

@sandymwest1606 19 күн бұрын

Wow, this gentleman tells a wonderful story of the sinking from his personal experience. Bless him.

@duckduckgoismuchbetter 25 күн бұрын

This was one of the most touching and amazing interviews I've ever seen.

@mick-topboy4444 21 күн бұрын

What a kind and well spoken gent this man is, with still a clear imagination of that fatefull night, to relive that tragic night must have haunted him for the rest of his life, may god grant you peace, god bless you ❤.

@limitedmark 20 күн бұрын

What a fabulous gentleman, god bless him forever.

@alanbeaumont4848 Ай бұрын

Mt grandmother had a school friend who survived the event (she'd have been about 16). She had also said there was no initial concern or rush to the boats because everyone believed the ship unsinkable.

@brightblue2415 23 күн бұрын

There had also been people who died as a result of getting on lifeboats on previous ships (capsizing, smashing into the side of the ship), so people who knew about any of those, would be even more reluctant to get on board a lifeboat.

@miralynne8913 22 күн бұрын

I can recommend ocean liners design for more information. It is such a well researched and informative channel 😊

@destructionman1 10 күн бұрын

@@brightblue2415 It was 80 feet down the side of the Titanic to the water. Pitch black, freezing cold, eerily silent. Waving goodbye-forever to your husband/dad/etc. Leaving behind all your personal belongings other than what you could fit in your pockets. I for one would have been scared sh*tless to get into one of those lifeboats, and wouldn't unless there was no other choice, which people weren't sure of until the final minutes. Understandable they were reluctant.

@MrJohnthefarmer 23 күн бұрын

He talks about it so calmly but I don't doubt for a minute that he has nightmares about it.

@yolandagofigure 19 күн бұрын

That must have been the most horrific sight he's ever seen...😢RIP to those who have fallen.❤️

@ReedoAce 20 күн бұрын

Hardly any real genuine people around like this anymore

@RaggedyAndi1 21 күн бұрын

Bless his heart, what a charming man.

@adamhughes4442 20 күн бұрын

A finer gentlemen you couldn't hope to meet. God bless this mam.

@Axey202 18 күн бұрын

Such a harrowing story. To think he has been through two world wars also. God bless you sir

@rickgrimes120 14 күн бұрын

He had such a calming and endearing way about him - especially how he spoke. Beautiful human. Respect.

@toosense 21 күн бұрын

What he saw and experienced that night was absolutely horrific, it’s no wonder he still has nightmares. Nobody could ever be the same after all that fear, panic, and death.. frozen bodies everywhere. God bless them all, including the rescuers.

@marybarrett47 26 күн бұрын

Amazing - best titanic story I've heard - grabs your heart

@SparklingDiva1111 17 күн бұрын

Poor man! You can tell he was very much affected by it still. It probably haunted him his entire life. Bless his Soul.

@sammencia7945 18 күн бұрын

6:48. OMG his watch stopped from the sinking. Stunning artifact.

@mrsjgray09 19 күн бұрын

I just adore him speaking to all of us. How absolutely lovely to have this precious interview footage 🙏

@harshanid3636 27 күн бұрын

I can feel the pain and distress that he must have endured throughout his life.

@artman2oo3 18 күн бұрын

Wow I could scarcely imagine surviving such a traumatic event. Seeing the emotion in his glistening eyes really got me.

@lw216316 22 күн бұрын

Events that troubled me 5 0 years ago still give me bad dreams sometimes.

@PlanBProductioninc 24 күн бұрын

wow what an amazing fellow ,he saved people and himself , but his recall is so eloquent and heart felt

@jamesdeegan211 19 күн бұрын

Incredible listening to this in 2024. Great story. Horrible tragedy

@Isaidwhatisaiddear 16 күн бұрын

He clearly had PTSD. I feel very honoured to have heard his account. I’m glad that he had a long life. 🙏🏾🇬🇧

@susanford2388 16 күн бұрын

What an absolutely charming man. Humble, polite & thankful for having a life after the Titanic.

@gj5990 21 күн бұрын

Such strength in this man even though he had suffered and was suffering still at this time of the interview. Great interview. I hope he found Gods peace.

@hannaaasenorway 20 күн бұрын

This interview is wow. Can’t even describe the feeling.

@drips1030 19 күн бұрын

Wow. What a dude. RIP buddy.

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 24 күн бұрын

I'm 66 years old and as 17 year old I spoke with my Great Uncle quite often. I was always someone with a great interest in history and my uncle had a good memory. My interests were and remain mostly Geopolitics and military history in general, plus old time baseball. That was something we had in common. My uncle was born and raised in Manhattan and I inhereted being a New York/San Franciso Giants (baseball of course) fan from my father and other family members. He remembered hearing about the Titanic but he didn't have any great intimate knowledge about it. Even in the many decades since the story of the great liner, it was always a very popular one because the ship was full of famous and wealthy passengers, many of whom went down with the ship.

@RebelRouser475 24 күн бұрын

What an amazing account from Mr. Prentice. I hope he lived a blessed life. Thanks for sharing.

@rogermouton2273 17 күн бұрын

What a wonderful gentleman, and incredible story. Especially the part about how he and Mrs Clarke saved each others' lives. You can see how, so many years later, that night still haunted him. He made the horror of it so vivid.

@coollectionFun 27 күн бұрын

Very nice old fella and i feel so sorry for the lost ones and the survivors who lived with the horror and matching dreams.

@henryjones8256 25 күн бұрын

It strikes me how eloquently this gentleman is able to present his account of the events that unfolded during this tragedy. Absolutely fascinating to listen to from a historical perspective and at the same time astonishing to see how well in control of his tempers this man is, a skill that has been lost or disregarded in the last decades.

@Karla_97_ 28 күн бұрын

3:51 moment when she broke.. also he saw propellers and everything from the water which means that visibility was good !!

@jaybee9269 27 күн бұрын

That calm was actually the problem; lookouts couldn’t see waves against the iceberg because there weren’t any.

@terrymiller7913 13 күн бұрын

What an elegant man. He's held that trauma his whole life

@FLEXZILLAGAMING 18 күн бұрын

The guys been through everything and yet he’s still holding back his tears like a true man

@douglasschultz9808 22 күн бұрын

Hopefully after this man passed his soul finally found peace.

@ryancropper4784 22 күн бұрын

What a wonderfully articulated Gentleman he was. Sounds like he faced fear with courage and dignity, put others first. A hero

@adrianlovett3483 24 күн бұрын

What an incredible story and brilliant man. It conveys how quick the ship sank. The strength of character of his generation is remarkable. Great to share and keep such an important memory.

@bluebagel8084 18 күн бұрын

So sad yet so hauntingly captivating. If this man is still alive I hope he finds some peace and solitude.

@kristycartwright4743 21 күн бұрын

What an amazing survivor. I'm sure he does have vivid nightmares about the Titanic sinking experience. This gentleman's account was extremely heartfelt 😢

@playthroughcinema 25 күн бұрын

he died in 1982 aged 93