The committee concludes that the Californian might have saved all the lost passengers and crew of the ship that went down.
Eight ships, all equipped with wireless, were in the vicinity of the Titanic, the Olympic farthest away, 512 miles.
The mysterious lights on an unknown ship, seen by the passengers on the Titanic undoubtedly were on the Californian, 19 miles away. The full capacity of the Titanic's lifeboats was not utilized because while only 706 persons were saved, the ships boats could have carried 1176.
No general alarm was sounded, no whistle blown and no systematic warning was given to the endangered passengers, and it was 15 or 20 minutes after the collision before captain Smith ordered the Titanic's wireless operator to send out a distress call.
The Titanic's crew was only meagerly acquainted with its positions and duties in case of accident and only one drill was held for the maiden trip.
The majority of the crew joined the ship only a few hours before she sailed and were in ignorance of their positions until the following Friday.

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