A sailor who was almost part of the crew on the tragic Titanic could have accidentally played a key role in the catastrophic sinking. Second officer David Blair was bumped off crew of Titanic's ...

A sailor called David Blair forgot to leave behind a key as the Titanic set off on its maiden voyage. Without it, his shipmates were unable to open a locker in the crow's nest containing a pair of ...

A SAILOR who was axed from the crew of the Titanic at the last minute may have played a major role in the doomed liner's sinking. Second officer David Blair was ditched from the team to make way ...

Charles Lightoller is demoted to Second Officer, a post that had been assigned to David Blair. Blair left Titanic, taking with him the keys to a cupboard where a pair of binoculars were stored.

Scotsman David Blair was the original second officer on board the Titanic, but he was replaced before the ship left Southampton. In his haste to disembark, however, he forgot to leave a key ...

David Blair was set to sail on the Titanic before a last-minute change Medals belonging to a man who "may have unwittingly caused the Titanic to sink" are to be sold. David Blair forgot to hand ...

Second Officer David Blair was switched for Henry Wilde from the RMS Olympic. When Blair left the Titanic, he forgot to leave the key to the cabin, which would have given officers access to a ...

Because in his hasty departure, he forgot to hand over vital ship keys – including the only one for Titanic’s binocular box. So lookouts on that night in April 1912 had no way to spot the ...

The tiny key, which carries a tag - Crows Nest Telephone Titanic - was for a cabin locker that stored the lookout's binoculars. It belonged to David Blair, Titanic's original second officer ...

A sailor called David Blair forgot to leave behind a key as the Titanic set off on its maiden voyage. Without it, his shipmates were unable to open a locker in the crow's nest containing a pair of ...