Controversially, there were no women or children among the 40 survivors, this is believed to be because the lifeboat (s) containing them were smashed against the side of the vessel by the huge waves.
Controversially, there were no women or children among the 40 survivors. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a lifeboat containing at least some of the women and children being smashed against the side of the Princess Victoria by the huge waves.