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Miss Unsinkable

Miss Unsinkable Violet Jessop worked on ocean liners. In 1911 the Olympic crashed. She survived. In 1912 the Titanic sank. She survived in Lifeboat 16. In 1916 the Britannic exploded and sank. She jumped and hit her head on the keel. She survived that too.

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John Maxtone-Graham (editor), 1997, 'Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of Violet Jessop, Stewardess'

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