Titanic's Fourth Officer, Joseph Boxhall - BBC Radio Interview (1962)

Joseph Boxhall, the Fourth Officer of the Titanic, gives his account of the night that the Titanic sank. Recorded 50 years after the disaster, Boxhall details his experiences of the mystery ship sighted by many that night, as well as his command of Lifeboat No. 2. This interview was originally aired by the BBC on October 22, 1962. Read the full annotated transcript of this interview: https://titanicarchive.org/collections/interviews/joseph-groves-boxhall/interview-with-joseph-boxhall Chapters: 00:00 - On Watch 01:17 - The Iceberg 02:23 - Investigating the Damage 06:54 - Sending the Distress Signal 08:06 - The Mystery Ship 08:48 - Firing Rockets 10:19 - Lifeboat No. 2 12:03 - Reaching the Stern Gangway Doors 13:46 - The Stillness of the Sea 14:33 - All the Lights were Burning 15:01 - The Screams 15:46 - The Carpathia Film Sources: - A Night to Remember (1958), dir. Roy Ward Baker / The Rank Organisation - S.O.S. Titanic (1979), dir. William Hale / EMI Films - Titanic (1996), dir. Robert Lieberman / Konigsberg / Sanitsky Company - Titanic (1997), dir. James Cameron / Paramount - Saving the Titanic (2012), dir. Maurice Sweeney / Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion - Titanic (2012), dir. Jon Jones / ITV About Titanic Archive: Titanic Archive is dedicated to digitally preserving the cultural memory of the RMS Titanic disaster and the stories of those who sailed on her tragic maiden voyage. Support Titanic Archive: To learn more about supporting Titanic Archive’s digital preservation efforts, please consider becoming a member: https://www.patreon.com/titanicarchive Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTIzXr21cp5gulz8gBGS9A/join Follow Titanic Archive: Website: https://titanicarchive.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titanicarchive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/titanicarchive