who was in the crows nest when the titanic struck the iceberg
Frederick Fleet Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912.[1] As a lookout aboard the Titanic when it struck the iceberg, along with Reginald Lee, it was Fleet who first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim, "Iceberg, right ahead!"[2] Fleet testified at the inquiries that if he had been issued with binoculars, "We could have seen it a bit sooner." When asked how much sooner, he responded, "Well, enough to get out of the way." [3] In later life, Fleet suffered severe depression, and died by suicide.
William McMaster Murdoch Murdoch was the officer in charge at the bridge when at approximately 11.40pm on 14 April 1912 a large iceberg directly in the Titanic's path was sighted. Quartermaster Robert Hichens, who was at the helm, and Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall, who may or may not have been on the bridge during the collision,[2] both stated that Murdoch gave the order "Hard-a-starboard",[3][4][5] a tiller command which would turn the ship to port (left) by moving the tiller to starboard (right).