On 28 May 1912, a committee of the United States Senate published the report of its investigation into the loss of the White Star Line's RMS Titanic, which famously foundered just 15 days earlier, with the loss of 1,517 passengers and crew. Its findings were coloured by over-dramatic language that undoubtedly satisfied the domestic demand to find someone to blame, expressing indignation for the loss of American lives in preference to objectivity, but highlighted some key causes of the collision and loss of life: