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The second officer of the Titanic (Charles Lightoller), who survived by swimming from the sinking ship to a capsized raft, later in life sailed his civilian craft to Dunkirk (France) and saved/evacuated about 130 people in WW2.

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The second officer of the Titanic (Charles Lightoller), who survived by swimming from the sinking ship to a capsized raft, later in life sailed his civilian craft to Dunkirk (France) and saved/evacuated about 130 people in WW2.
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The second officer of the Titanic (Charles Lightoller), who survived by swimming from the sinking ship to a capsized raft, later in life sailed his civilian craft to Dunkirk (France) and saved/evacuated about 130 people in WW2.

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