Michel Marcel Navratil Jr. (12 June 1908 – 30 January 2001) was a French philosophy professor who was one of the last survivors of the sinking of Titanic on 15 April 1912. He, along with his brother, Edmond (1910–1953), were known as the "Titanic Orphans", having been the only children rescued without a parent or guardian.

Dec 14, 2017 · After the Titanic vanished into the Atlantic, its survivors made their harrowing journey back to civilization — where the world began to reckon with this cataclysmic tragedy.

Aboard the Carpathia, the boys, unable to speak English, were dubbed the Orphans of the Titanic, when they turned out to be the only children who remained unclaimed by an adult. First Class survivor, Miss Margaret Hays agreed to care for the boys at her New York home (304 West 83rd Street) until family members could be contacted.

Jul 14, 2022 · Two young, curly-haired boys were taken by their father, boarded on the Titanic, and later survived the sinking – unlike their father. Without a parent or guardian, no one could figure out who they were on the other side of the accident.

On the night of April 14, 1912, two young brothers, Michel and Edmond Navratil, found themselves aboard one of the last lifeboats to leave the sinking Titanic. Aged just four and two, the boys became known as the “Titanic Orphans,” the only children to survive the disaster without a parent or guardian.

Jul 14, 2018 · The Titanic orphans with their mother, Marcelle Caretto. Until they could be reunited with a close family member, they were cared for by a woman who lived in New York City and was also a Titanic survivor.

Jun 21, 2023 · Two Second Class passengers that did survive became media sensations thanks to their unusual back story — they were just 2 and 4 years old and had lost their father in the disaster, per the Daily Mail.

Aboard the Carpathia, the boys, unable to speak English, were dubbed the Orphans of the Titanic, when they turned out to be the only children who remained unclaimed by an adult. First Class survivor, Miss Margaret Hays agreed to care for the boys at her New York home (304 West 83rd Street) until family members could be contacted.

Among the survivors, two young boys, ages 2 and 4, were discovered to be the only children rescued without a parent or guardian. Their story is one of heartbreak, courage, and survival in the face of unimaginable loss. These little boys would become known as the “Titanic Orphans.”

On April 15, 1912 the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg and more than 1,500 perished in the tragedy. Of the 710 survivors there were two young boys aged 2 and 4, the only children to be rescued without a parent or guardian.