1979: Frank Prentice on how he SURVIVED the TITANIC | The Great Liners | BBC Archive

Frank Prentice, an assistant purser on the Titanic, describes how he survived the sinking of the ship.

“I was gradually getting frozen up, and by the grace of God I came across a lifeboat and they pulled me in.”

This clip is from The Great Liners, originally broadcast 27 October, 1979.

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