ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə wˈaɪt stˈɑːɹ, bɹˈuːs ˈɪsmeɪ, ˈæskt ðætðə lˈaɪnɚ biː dɪtˈeɪnd ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˌoʊ ðætðə sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ kɹuːmˈɛmbɚz ʌv kʊd ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
The president of the White Star, Bruce Ismay, asked that the liner be detained in New York so that the surviving crewmembers  of  could return to the United Kingdom.