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In 1912 my grandfather was working on a fishing boat just off Newfoundland when he bent over to pick up a haddock and the dim moonlight reflected off his wedding ring, through his Captains telescope and was magnified. At that precise moment the lookout on the passing liner 'Titanic' was blinded as he caught the flash in his binoculars and was unable to see for a full 4 seconds. 1517 people perished in the icy water.
Years later my grandfathers ring finger was bruised when he caught it in a kitchen drawer.