▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁H ew itt ▁may ▁have ▁s unk ▁in ▁a ▁collision ▁with ▁the ▁Car roll ▁A . ▁De ering , ▁another ▁ship ▁that ▁van ished ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁but ▁exam in ations ▁of ▁the ▁De ering ▁after ▁it ▁came ▁ash ore ▁( without ▁a ▁crew ) ▁did ▁not ▁show ▁damage ▁consistent ▁with ▁a ▁collision . ▁O thers ▁spec ulated ▁about ▁pi racy , ▁perhaps ▁connected ▁with ▁" B ols he vik ▁ra iders " ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Sc are , ▁although ▁authorities ▁disc ount ed ▁these ▁suggestions . ▁These ▁concerns ▁were ▁fue led ▁further ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁several ▁other ▁vessels ▁in ▁nearby ▁waters ▁during ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁file d ▁suit ▁against ▁Union ▁Sul ph ur ▁Co ., ▁seeking ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages . ▁In ▁a ▁representative ▁case , ▁two ▁families ▁in ▁Port land ▁received ▁settlement s ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁each ; ▁the ▁court ▁de emed ▁that ▁the ▁crew ▁members ▁were ▁pres umed ▁d rown ed ▁off ▁Florida . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Sul ph ur ▁Company ▁owned ▁many ▁ships . ▁ ▁It ▁eventually ▁transition ed ▁to ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁production ▁and , ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁transactions , ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁British ▁mult in ational ▁energy ▁company ▁B P . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁New ▁Fre igh ters ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal