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~No boat drill?~ |
**Smith, Andrews and Ismay have just ended their meeting. Murdoch has told them that there are over 2,000 people on the ship. Everyone knows most of them will die if they don't act fast. The next scene has Andrews and a seaman.**
EXT. BOAT DECK
Andrews is striding along the boat deck, as a seaman and officers scurry to
uncover the boats. Steam is venting from the pipes on the funnels overhead., and
the din is horrendous. Speech is difficult adding to the crew's level of
disorganization. Andrews sees some men fumbling with the mechanism of one of the
Wellin davits and yells to them over the roar of the steam.
ANDREWS
Turn to the right! Pull the falls taut before you unchock. Have you
never had a boat drill?
SEAMAN
No sir! Not with these new davits sir.
He looks to the ground disgusted with as the crew fumble with the davits, and the tackle for the "falls"...the ropes which are used to lower the boats. A few passengers are coming out on deck, hesitantly in the noise and the bitter cold.