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The SS Californian: The Silent Witness to Titanic’s Final Hours The SS Californian was the closest ship to the Titanic on the night it sank, near enough that its crew could see the flares rising into the sky. Its failure to assist became one of the most controversial aspects of the disaster. A chain of avoidable missteps sealed the tragedy: the Californian’s wireless operator had gone off duty for the night, missing Titanic’s urgent messages, and those on the bridge misinterpreted the rockets as