 He had the message relayed to the bridge by a steward, and after acknowledging the receipt of the signal, did not call the "Titanic" again in order not to jam the ongoing exchange with other ships, which he assumed to be closer to the scene.Captain Moore had standing orders to avoid icebergs, but after receiving the distress call he decided to mount a rescue operation.He immediately turned his ship around and steamed north-northeast at an estimated speed of towards "Titanic"s last reported position of .