British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic The sinking of the RMS "Titanic" on 15 April 1912 resulted in an inquiry by the British Wreck Commissioner on behalf of the British Board of Trade. The inquiry was overseen by High Court judge Lord Mersey, and was held in London from 2 May to 3 July 1912. The hearings took place mainly at the London Scottish Drill Hall, at 59 Buckingham Gate, London SW1. There were a total of 42 days of official investigation. Lord Mersey and the various counsels, assessors and experts in marine law and
RMS Titanic in popular culture Canada" series, is set after the disaster and features a fictional heroine trying to cope with the events. In Stephen Baxter's 2017 sequel to "The War of the Worlds", "The Massacre of Mankind", the "Titanic" is mentioned as having survived its encounter with the iceberg due to it being armored with aluminum developed from Martian technology. Since the discovery of the wreck, several video games have been released with an RMS "Titanic" theme for various platforms; most of these are either about the player being a passenger on the doomed ship trying to escape, or a diver exploring and possibly