he most egregious assault was the totally false portrayal of Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch, the officer in charge during that tragic night. Cameron portrayed him as an incompetent and a coward who pushed others aside, actually pulled his pistol and shot a man in order to get on a lifeboat to save himself.
A total LIE! Lt. Murdock spent the last moments of his life getting reluctant passengers on lifeboats, women and children first, then men, and stayed on duty until he perished in the icy waters as the giant ship sank.
This absolutely false portrayal was distressful for the family and descendants of Lieutenant.Murdoch. And that is the 'history' that will remain embedded in the public's conscientiousness including him being seen as a murderer.
To kill a man's good name, to deliberately slander and libel a fine gentleman officer, a heroic one at that, who saved others at the cost of his own life is unthinkable and criminal.