1 . ca / ex hib itions ▁" Ex hib itions ", ▁Canadian ▁Museum ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁at ▁Pier ▁ 2 1 ], ▁pier 2 1 . ca ; ▁accessed ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 .</ ref > ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁formally ▁apolog ized ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁attended ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁Bill ▁Burn s ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁The ▁surv iv ors ▁presented ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁of ▁grat itude ▁to ▁various ▁European ▁countries ▁for ▁accepting ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁passengers . ▁A ▁signed ▁copy ▁of ▁Senate ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 1 1 , ▁recogn izing ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁Archives . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Justin ▁Tru de au ▁announced ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁would ▁offer ▁a ▁formal ▁ap ology ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁for ▁its ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁passengers . ▁The ▁ap ology ▁was ▁issued ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁MS ▁St . ▁Louis ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁German ▁naval ▁accommod ation ▁ship ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁Al lied ▁bomb ings ▁at ▁K iel ▁on