British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:investigation
public inquiry
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Board_of_Trade
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate 1912-07-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:London
gptkb:Southampton
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:numberOfTestimonyDays 36
gptkbp:numberOfWitnesses 97
gptkbp:officialName Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry into the Loss of the SS Titanic
gptkbp:presidedBy John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
gptkbp:publicationDate 1912-07-30
gptkbp:purpose investigate causes of Titanic disaster
make recommendations for maritime safety
gptkbp:recommendation ice patrol
lifeboat requirements
continuous radio watch
improved crew training
lifeboat drills
gptkbp:relatedTo United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
gptkbp:result Report on the Loss of the Titanic
gptkbp:startDate 1912-05-02
gptkbp:subjectOf sinking of the RMS Titanic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RMS_Titanic_sinking
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6