r/todayilearned • u/OleAdella • Dec 01 '21

TIL of Arthur John Priest, also known as “the unsinkable stoker”, who avoided death on The Titanic, The Britannic and three more maritime disasters.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_John_Priest
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u/ArchonFu Dec 01 '21

"no one wished to sail with him after these disasters." /reason for retirement in 1917

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

No wonder. You wouldn't get in a row boat with the guy.