Website MapEntry PortalHomePop-Up Window MessageExecutive SummaryPremonitions and IntroductionThe Ship - Views and Construction DetailsBuilder, Owners & Routes1st Class Dining Saloon2nd Class Dining Saloon1st Class Library1st Class Lounge1st Class Smoking RoomThe Story1908 EarthquakeThe CollisionNotable PassengersLog of the Wreck1909 U.S. ClaimThe ReportsPrior Research Attempts1st Theory, Navy Payroll2nd Theory, Relief ShipmentTheories, Summary1909 Gold Market BackgroundThe Gold StandardForeign ExchangeIndirect Gold ShipmentsBankers' CostsInterest Cost, and the Sequence of Title NY MarketAssay Office, Sub-TreasurySecurity MeasuresJanuary, 1909, Gold TransactionsDaily Market Activity Calendar$3 Million in Eagles - The Republic's Third TheoryTM GoldPossible Routing3rd Theory ShipmentJan. 16th Export ReportJan. 8th and 11th EngagementsDiscrepanciesPhiladelphia Mint Gold BarsNY Assay Office - Out of BarsThe Delayed TransactionExport-Import, A Detailed StudyU.S. Export RecordsFrench Import RecordsUse of U.S. RecordsUse of French Import RecordsThe Raw Data ComparedComparison ResultsA "Secret" 1905 Gold Shipment1914 Gold Bar Shortage04 & 09 Gold Coin Shortages1909 Gold Coin ShortageDec. 22, 1908 Gold Bar EngagementFrench ImportOther ScenariosOne Other Gold Coin Export to FranceExport-Import ConclusionLa Savoie's CargoThe Oceanic's GoldMore Oceanic, 1909 Shipping InformationLoss ConcealmentMotivation - The Russian LoansThe 5% State Exchequer Bonds of 1904 (May 14, 1904)The Russian 4½% State Loan of 1909 (January 22, 1909)French Bank ParticipantsPurchase OperationSelf Insured Without RecourseThe Harter ActFrench InvestigationBritish InvestigationWhite Star Line InquiryCaptain Sealby and the TitanicContradictory LocationsShip's Log, Gold Manifest White Star Line RecordsDiplomatic DocumentsAssay Office, Sub-TreasuryDis-InformationMute PartiesSource Documents - Financial - Specific - RussiaConcealment SummaryOther CargosU.S. Government FundsGold and Silver BarsPassenger Effects & Baggage, and Insured CargosPast Salvage EffortsHistoric SalvageSalvage LawUnsinkable RepublicDuring RescueReports of Mail RemovalGold StoragePost-SubmergenceSaturation DivingM.A.G. SalvageOn-Site 1987PassengersCrewCapt. SealbyHuman InterestPremonitionsCard GamesToday's SalvageNewsLegal StatusPhoto GalleryOur StoreUseful LinksInteractiveChatMessage Boards (old)Message Boards (new)GuestbookAbout UsCorporate ProfileContact UsCopyrightPrivacy PolicyMedia KitPress Relations InformationPrivate - Password RequiredInvestors OnlyPress Only