Shipwrecks & Lost Worlds - SS Tubantia: The neutral liner that shaped maritime law

Launched in 1914, the Dutch ocean liner SS Tubantia became the largest neutral vessel sunk during the First World War when a German submarine torpedoed it in 1916. The incident sparked intense public fury in the Netherlands, while German authorities issued conflicting claims about stray munitions. Reputed to have gone down with two million pounds in gold specie, the shipwreck later drew competing British salvage operators, resulting in a landmark court ruling that still underpins modern marine salvage law.

Source: Wikipedia