First, he was seen with the Scotland Road Steward, who was waking up steerage passengers and constantly shouting "put your lifebelts on!". Then, he was seen with Steward 2, complaining to some steerage passengers who had blocked the gangway with their luggage, while Steward 2 handed out lifebelts. Tommy Ryan took one and put it on. Nearby, Steward 3 was already at a Bostwick gate, preventing the passengers from going to the lifeboats.