The Canadian government inquiry concluded with the statement, "the conduct of Captain Williams in the management of his ship during the twelve or fourteen hours preceding the disaster, was so gravely at variance with what ought to have been the conduct of a man placed in his responsible position."
A investigación do goberno canadense chegou á seguinte conclusión: "A conduta do capitán Williams na súa xestión do buque durante as doce a catorce horas anteriores á traxedia está en profundo desacuerdo co que debe ser a conduta dun home en tal situación".