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The involvement of the Californian in the sinking of the Titanic is examined in the 2012 BBC TV drama SOS – The Titanic Inquiry. The drama tells the story of the original British Inquiry into the sinking of Titanic , which decided, using the facts that were available at the time, whether the Californian was in near enough proximity to the ...
Stanley Phillip Lord (13 September 1877 – 24 January 1962) was the British captain of the SS Californian, the nearest ship to the Titanic on the night she sank on 15 April 1912, and, depending on which sources are believed, likely the only ship to see the Titanic, or at least her rockets (also known as flares), during the sinking.
The SS Californian had been "much nearer [to Titanic] than the captain is willing to admit" and the British Government should take "drastic action" against him for his actions. J. Bruce Ismay had not ordered Captain Smith to put on extra speed, but Ismay's presence on board may have contributed to the captain's decision to do so.
The Attorney General, Sir Rufus Isaacs, presented the inquiry with a list of 26 key questions to be answered. When news of the disaster reached the UK government the responsibility for initiating an inquiry lay with the Board of Trade, the organisation responsible for British maritime regulations and whose inspectors had certified Titanic as seaworthy before her maiden voyage.
Titanic received a series of warnings from other ships of drifting ice in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, but Captain Smith ignored them. [151] One of the ships to warn Titanic was the Atlantic Line's Mesaba. [152] Nevertheless, Titanic continued to steam at full speed, which was standard practice at the time. [153]
The wreck of the Titanic was discovered 38 years ago, on September 1, 1985. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Crew members aboard the Californian see the rockets and note the Titanic listing. Captain Lord of the Californian is notified but just orders them to contact with the morse lamp and goes back to sleep. At 12:36 a.m., a ship replies to the Titanic's distress call, but it is 58 miles away and will arrive too late.
Coast Guard officials said at a news conference Monday afternoon that they have deployed two C-130 aircraft for an aerial search and that the sonar buoys can listen to a depth of 13,000 feet.