When she first saw the rockets, the «Californian» could

have pushed through the ice to the open water without

any serious risk and so have come to the assistance

of the «Titanic». Had she done so she might have saved

many if not all of the lives that were lost[1].

(Fragmento de las conclusiones finales del comité

británico designado para establecer las causas

que provocaron el hundimiento del Titanic).