<P> SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship that is best known for its inaction during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 , despite being the closest ship in the area . The United States Senate inquiry and British Wreck Commissioner 's inquiry into the sinking both concluded that the Californian could have saved many or all of the lives that were lost , had a prompt response been mounted to the Titanic 's distress rockets . The U.S. Senate inquiry was particularly critical of the vessel 's Captain , Stanley Lord , calling his inaction during the disaster `` reprehensible '' . </P>
<P> SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship that is best known for its inaction during the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 , despite being the closest ship in the area . The United States Senate inquiry and British Wreck Commissioner 's inquiry into the sinking both concluded that the Californian could have saved many or all of the lives that were lost , had a prompt response been mounted to the Titanic 's distress rockets . The U.S. Senate inquiry was particularly critical of the vessel 's Captain , Stanley Lord , calling his inaction during the disaster `` reprehensible '' . </P>
what ship was close to titanic when it sank
what ship was close to titanic when it sank
SS Californian
SS Californian