Titanic

The original Captain that was hired to take care of the ship was David Blair, a good Second Officer from the Royal Navy with years of maritime and naval ...

This is the same reason why he was chosen as the last-minute Captain, solely for the largest amount of experience. Blair was upset as he was really looking forward to being the Captain of the biggest ship in the world, however, he would not risk his career as a naval merchant. He worked most of his career as a naval merchant for the White Star Line company, therefore, he had his fair share of ups and downs on the sea.