00:00Did you know that a man survived the Titanic because his identity was stolen?
00:03April 10, 1912 in Southampton, England.
00:07Ferdinand Aubert, 28, was excited.
00:10He had bought a third-class ticket to travel on the Titanic to New York.
00:15Before he could board, something unexpected happened: his identity was stolen.
00:19An unknown man took his ticket and boarded the Titanic in his place.
00:23Ferdinand was stranded in the port, furious and unable to do anything.
00:27Four days later, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank.
00:32More than 1,500 people died, including the imposter who used his ticket.
00:37Ferdinand, unwittingly, had been saved by a thief.
00:40What happened next?
00:41Years later, he finally managed to travel to the USA.
00:44His story was recorded in the immigration files at Ellis Island.
00:48It was never known who the man was who took his place, only that he did not survive.
