The wind was still too, but i suspect that the edges of the iceberg were not easy to climb onto because the ice blocks that one could stand on without it whipping over must be big. If any of the unlucky passengers acquired some kinds of steel hooks that extend their hand to climb these things and just stand on it, they would have made it when the rescue operation took place.

I don't remember that any of this happend.

If my theory is correct some one please confirm.
i don't really know how ice bergs behave since i am not sea man.