Interesting point, Steven-
I never really looked into it either. Is their some information somewhere about how the other surviving officers faired....Did they go on to some other lines ? ....Did the article infer that they never became captains with White Star or that they never became captains....period....with any other lines?
I think there is pretty clear evidence of Lightoller and Boxhall taking command during WW1 in the RN reserve. Rostron went on to have a glorious career, as did his second officer Bissett from
Carpathia days. Captain Lord went to the Latta Line after being forced to resign from Leyland Line, and plodded away in WW1 commanding ships - without Lightoller's 'swashbuckling' with an 'E' boat, that has never quite been resolved.
You can imagine Boxhall and Lightoller taking command in WW1, then being denied promotion with the White Star Line, yet having to keep on with the White Star Line because in those days you needed the company pension to secure you when you retired.
Groves got a command and did very well after Titanic after WW1, as did Captain Lord after a brief hiatus. Stewart also got a command.
Stone and Gibson did not.
Read into that what you will.
Cheers,
Julian