Sloper , who was 28 when the Titanic sank , traveled as a first - class passenger .
Sloper , who was 28 when the Titanic sank , was saved after boarding lifeboat # 7 , the first to be launched from the vessel .
Sloper , who was 28 when the Titanic sank , traveled as a first - class passenger and was saved after boarding lifeboat # 7 , the first to be launched from the vessel .