Original: Later that year , he embarked for Europe aboard the RMS Carpathia , which was being used as a troop ship . While on board Carpathia , Buckles spoke with crew members who had taken part in the rescue of RMS Titanic survivors five years previously .
Simplified: In 1917 , Buckles was sent to Europe on the RMS Carpathia , which had rescued RMS Titanic survivors five years earlier .