Editing Stanley Lord (section)

=== Before the sinking ===
On the night of 14 April 1912, as the ''Californian'' approached a large ice field, Captain Lord decided to stop around 10:21&nbsp;p.m. (ship's time) and wait out the night. Before turning in for the night, he ordered his sole wireless operator, [[Cyril Furmstone Evans|Cyril Evans]], to warn other ships in the area about the ice. When reaching the ''Titanic'', Evans tapped out "I say old man, we are stopped and surrounded by [[iceberg|ice]]." The ''Californian'' was so close to the ''Titanic'' that the message was very loud in the ears of ''Titanic'' First Wireless Operator [[Jack Phillips (wireless operator)|Jack Phillips]], who promptly responded "Keep out! Shut up! I am working [''i.e.'', communicating with] [[Cape Race]]."

Earlier in the day the wireless equipment aboard the ''Titanic'' had broken down and Phillips, along with Second Wireless Operator [[Harold Bride]], had spent the better part of the day trying to repair it. Now they were swamped with outgoing messages that had piled up during the day and Phillips was exhausted after such a long day. Additionally, they had already received several ice warnings and passed them onto the bridge, including an earlier one from ''Californian''. Hence, this message was not news to him. Evans listened in for a while longer as Phillips sent routine traffic reports through the Cape Race relaying station before finally turning in for bed at around 11:30&nbsp;p.m.