Croton and Hales were buried with military honours on 19 March.
The first group of Utopia victims, 28 adults and 3 children, were buried in a trench in Gibraltar on 20 March.
Divers sent to examine the wreck reported that the inner spaces of Utopia "were closely packed with the bodies ... who had become wedged into an almost solid mass"; and that "the bodies of many of the drowned were found so firmly clasped together that it was difficult to separate them."
Hundreds of bodies remained trapped in the steerage holds of the sunken ship.

Captain McKeague was arrested and released on the same day for a bail of £480.
The British court of inquiry chaired by Charles Cavendish Boyle, Captain of the Port of Gibraltar, convened on 23 March 1891 "under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Gibraltar, 1886".
McKeague was found guilty of grave errors in judgement: "firstly, in attempting to enter the anchorage ... without having first opened out and ascertained what vessels were there" and "secondly, in attempting to turn his ship out across the bows of HMS Anson."

After the accident the port authority of Gibraltar obliged Anchor Line to light up the remains of Utopia.
For a few days the wreck was illuminated by lights hoisted on each masthead.
The precaution, however, did not prevent another incident: SS Primula, entering the harbour, collided with the wreck of Utopia.
At the inquiry the crew of Primula said that they did see the lights, but not the ship.
They recognized the masts and funnel protruding above the water when the collision was already inevitable.
The court ruling on the second Utopia collision set a precedent of maritime law that remained in place for 35 years.
Judge Sir Frances Jeune, contrary to established practice, absolved the owners of Utopia from liability because they had legitimately transferred "control and management of the wreck" to the Port of Gibraltar.
In 1928 his obiter dictum was expressly overruled in Dee Conservancy Board vs. McConnell.

The wreck of Utopia was raised in July 1892 and brought back to Scotland.
Her owners gave up plans of reviving the ship and left her to rust in the River Clyde.
The hulk was scrapped in 1900.
Croton and Hales were buried with military honours on 19 March. The first group of Utopia victims, 28 adults and 3 children, were buried in a trench in Gibraltar on 20 March. Divers sent to examine the wreck reported that the inner spaces of Utopia "were closely packed with the bodies ... who had become wedged into an almost solid mass"; and that "the bodies of many of the drowned were found so firmly clasped together that it was difficult to separate them." Hundreds of bodies remained trapped in the steerage holds of the sunken ship.
Captain McKeague was arrested and released on the same day for a bail of £480. The British court of inquiry chaired by Charles Cavendish Boyle, Captain of the Port of Gibraltar, convened on 23 March 1891 "under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Gibraltar, 1886". McKeague was found guilty of grave errors in judgement: "firstly, in attempting to enter the anchorage ... without having first opened out and ascertained what vessels were there" and "secondly, in attempting to turn his ship out across the bows of HMS Anson."
After the accident the port authority of Gibraltar obliged Anchor Line to light up the remains of Utopia. For a few days the wreck was illuminated by lights hoisted on each masthead. The precaution, however, did not prevent another incident: SS Primula, entering the harbour, collided with the wreck of Utopia. At the inquiry the crew of Primula said that they did see the lights, but not the ship. They recognized the masts and funnel protruding above the water when the collision was already inevitable. The court ruling on the second Utopia collision set a precedent of maritime law that remained in place for 35 years. Judge Sir Frances Jeune, contrary to established practice, absolved the owners of Utopia from liability because they had legitimately transferred "control and management of the wreck" to the Port of Gibraltar. In 1928 his obiter dictum was expressly overruled in Dee Conservancy Board vs. McConnell.
The wreck of Utopia was raised in July 1892 and brought back to Scotland. Her owners gave up plans of reviving the ship and left her to rust in the River Clyde. The hulk was scrapped in 1900.
SS Utopia