[On what happened to the crew of the RMS Titanic]
Every single member of the crew had their wages stopped at the moment of the sinking. The moment a ship sinks, it is not a ship, therefore you can't work on it, therefore the White Star Line paid them up to the minute of the sinking.
I would imagine that in a sinking situation, you'd hope to be getting time and a half.
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