 During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that the message had been transmitted with the first bundle of messages sent when "Carpathia" regained contact with shore.The British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry report made no remark about Cottam beyond noting that the "Carpathia" received and responded to "Titanic"s distress call.The fact that Cottam had received "Titanic"s distress calls by chance, while the SS "Californian", which was much closer, missed the calls entirely (its wireless operator being asleep) added to the evidence for consistent safety measures regarding wireless and led to the Radio Act of 1912, requiring all ships to man wireless distress frequencies around the clock.