 The boiler fires were gradually extinguished and the engines slowed and stopped, still far from land.In accordance with the maritime regulations then in force, "Arctic" carried six lifeboats, the total capacity of which was around 180.Luce ordered these launched, but a breakdown in discipline among the crew meant that most places in the boats were taken by members of the crew or by the more able-bodied passengers; one of which was the French Ambassador, the duc de Gramont who was observed jumping from the ship into one of the last lifeboats.