Preface: A vast ocean of things I didn't know -- Of those in peril on the sea -- As far from the sea as a person could get -- Caught in a maelstrom -- Deliver us from seasickness -- To the lifeboats--women and children first! -- 'To see how the sea flap-dragoned it' -- Pull for the shore, sailor -- Tossed on the ocean of life -- Navigating new waters -- Phantom from a watery grave -- Afterword: Titanic memorabilia.