The photo at the bottom of this post (presumably taken on the Olympic) must be a familiar sight to most Titanic enthusiasts because it appears in several books as a possible escape route to the Boat Deck during the sinking. What I want to know about is the access to the just visible corridor BEYOND the open door in the centre of the frame. This photo has been a subject of discussion among group gatherings at various THS conventions; some claim that almost any steerage passenger who knew his or her way about the ship had unrestricted access to that corridor, even if it was a convoluted route to get there. The door was left open throughout the sinking.
If that was true, then theoretically at least almost any passenger could have reached the boat deck early on. Is there any basis to this?
If that was true, then theoretically at least almost any passenger could have reached the boat deck early on. Is there any basis to this?