Once the seriousness of the situation was understood, Woolner recounted, he and Steffansson helped the crew physically remove a number of men who had forced their way into lifeboat C, ahead of women and children.
Unha vez os pasaxeiros entenderon a seriedade da situación, Woolner contou un incidente polo cal el e Steffansson axudaron á tripulación a sacar dos botes a un certo número de homes, que embarcaron forzosamente no bote C, antes que as mulleres e os nenos.