Photograph of the ship sinking

About a year ago I saw a special on the Cousteau expedition to the wreck of the Britannic, and I believe that something was said about a man who claimed to have witnessed the ship sink when he was a boy, and not only that, his father had snapped a photograph of it. I could be way off on this, but I'd heard that the the photograph showed a white four stacker down by the head. Anyone else hear about this?
20 years too late for this question, and I hope the OP is still alive.

In addition to the interesting discussion, a few more points:

1. In 1916, there was a perfect camera for handheld snapshots that wasn't bigger than an iPhone today: a Vest Pocket Kodak, which became popular during the trench warfare on the Western Front because the camera could be carried in the pocket from which it got its name. I have an older edition of this camera in my collection—one from April 1912—and it is technically possible to take a sharp photo in the limited space of a lifeboat, provided there is enough light.
2. In November, it is already full daylight in the region of the Aegean Sea around 9 a.m. The sun usually rises between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. at that time of year, so there was plenty of light during the sinking of the Britannic.
 

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