Jack Phillips
British sailor
Died when: 25 years 4 days (300 months)Star Sign: Aries
John George Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor and the senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912.
On the final evening, Phillips had been exceptionally busy clearing a backlog of messages caused by a wireless breakdown.His consequent failure to respond to incoming signals is cited as a principal cause of the disaster.
When the steamship Mesaba sent an ice alert, he acknowledged it, but failed to pass it on to the bridge.
Another from the nearby SS Californian was ignored altogether.After they struck the iceberg, however, Phillips did his utmost to contact other ships for assistance.
He died in the sinking.
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