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In what can only be described as an incredible and heartwarming story, Rigel, First Officer Murdochs large black Newfoundland dog that survived the sinking while his master did not, spends three hours in the freezing water searching for him to no avail. However, in seemingly typical Newfoundland-fashion he ends up guiding the occupants of lifeboat no.4 to the safety of the Carpathia. The story was broken to the world thanks to Jonas Briggs, a crewman aboard the Carpathia, who described how the passengers of no.4 drifted under the Carpathias starboard bow, but were too weak to shout a warning loud enough to reach the bridge. However Rigels loud barking as he swam ahead of the craft valiantly announced their position and attracted the attention of Captain Rostron who immediately ordered the engines stopped. Afterwards, as the survivors returned to New York, Rigel, apparantly little affected by his time in the ice cold water, stood by the rail and barked until Captain Rostron called Jonas Briggs and asked him to take the dog below. Afterwards Briggs adopted the dog, taking him home.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:44:02 +0000

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