Vilified forever in the epic tragedy as the 'Ship Who Watched Titanic Sink', the SS Californian remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in the immortal saga of tragedy.
Captain Stanley Lord's life would never be the same after that night. The American and British Inquiries in the wake of the sinking both found Lord's actions that night both unprofessional and negligible. While no formal charges were ever filed, the court of public opinion ruined the man's career and shattered his life.
Ironically, the SS Californian herself disappeared from history not long after the sinking. During World War I, a fate almost poetic in nature, the ship was sunk during the war and has never been found.
