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Titanic hero on run from loan sharks

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April 12, 2025

THE story of a heroic seaman who died on the Titanic while trying to escape loan sharks can be revealed 113 years later.

- By Paul Vass

Erik Lind enjoyed a noble career in the navy during which he saved countless lives.

His bravery included helping hundreds of people by evacuating them from Martinique after a volcano erupted on the island in 1902.

Erik left the navy, married an American woman and became a successful businessman before returning to his native Sweden in 1909. He ran into financial trouble and took loans out from dubious moneylenders.

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