Ninety five years ago today more than 2,000 people were on a journey of a lifetime aboard super liner Titanic bound for New York, not realising their lives would soon be taken away from them. Only days previously, on April 10, 1912, the ship set off on her maiden voyage from Southampton and the passengers were enjoying the lavish facilities. However, the joy turned to horror when she struck an iceberg on April 14 at 11.40pm and sunk two hours and 40 minutes later. With only 20 lifeboats aboard the White Star ship which was not enough for all the 2,223 passengers – some were even released half full – only 706 survived. Richard Carter Nosworthy, from Newton Abbot, was a passenger who sadly lost his life in the sinking. His fate could have been so different as he had originally booked a ticket for Titanic sister ship Olympic, but had to cancel his trip after the train service was disrupted due to the coal strike on his way to the port. The 21-year-old farm labourer, who lived in Fisher Road, returned home and rebooked his ticket and transferred to Titanic. He paid £7 for his ticket and joined as a third-class passenger. He was set to emigrate to Buffalo to join his uncle who had already relocated there. However, he never started his new life in the Big Apple. When the iceberg collided with the ship and she sank he lost his life along with 1,500 others. His body was never recovered, but he is remembered on his parents' gravestone – that of George and Lavinia Nosworthy – who are buried at Highweek Church, Newton Abbot. Like Richard Nosworthy, mining expert Henry Forbes Julian had to rebook his tickets due to the rail disruption and also ended up aboard the ill-fated vessel as a first class passenger, paying around £26 for his luxurious journey. At the time of the trip he was living in Torquay, but previously he rented Ness House, Shaldon, and was well respected in the area. He made his fortune in South Africa after patenting the idea of separating gold from quartz. Henry Forbes Julian was due to travel on Titanic with his wife, Hester, but she was struck down with influenza and he went alone. While she stayed at home resting, Henry wrote to his wife while