Answer. Two twenty a. m. (ship's time) April 15. Latitude 41° 46´ N.,
longitude 50° 14´ W.
24. (_a_) What was the cause of the loss of the _Titanic_ and of the
loss of life which thereby ensued or occurred? (_b_) What vessels had
the opportunity of rendering assistance to the _Titanic_ and, if any,
how was it that assistance did not reach the _Titanic_ before the
steamship _Carpathia_ arrived? (_c_) Was the construction of the vessel
and its arrangements such as to make it difficult for any class of
passenger or any portion of the crew to take full advantage of any of
the existing provisions for safety?
Answer. (_a_) Collision with an iceberg and the subsequent foundering of
the ship. (_b_) The _Californian_. She could have reached the _Titanic_
if she had made the attempt when she saw the first rocket. She made no
attempt. (_c_) No.
25. When the _Titanic_ left Queenstown on or about April 11 last was she
properly constructed and adequately equipped as a passenger steamer and
emigrant ship for the Atlantic service?
Answer. Yes.
26. The court is invited to report upon the rules and regulations made
under the merchant shipping acts, 1894-1906, and the administration of
those acts and of such rules and regulations, so far as the
consideration thereof is material to this casualty, and to make any
recommendations or suggestions that it may think fit, having regard to
the circumstances of the casualty, with a view to promoting the safety
of vessels and persons at sea.
Answer. An account of the board of trade's administration has already
been given and certain recommendations are subsequently made.