<P> Murdoch was the officer in charge at the bridge when at approximately 11.40 pm 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 , both stated that Murdoch gave the order `` Hard - a-starboard '' , a tiller command which would turn the ship to port ( left ) by moving the tiller to starboard ( right ) . </P>
<P> Murdoch was the officer in charge at the bridge when at approximately 11.40 pm 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 , both stated that Murdoch gave the order `` Hard - a-starboard '' , a tiller command which would turn the ship to port ( left ) by moving the tiller to starboard ( right ) . </P>
who was at the helm when the titanic sank
who was at the helm when the titanic sank
Robert Hichens
Robert Hichens