The disaster Catastrophe shocked the world and caused Causation widespread outrage over the lack of lifeboats , lax regulations , and the unequal treatment of the three passenger classes during the evacuation .

The declarations signed Sign_agreement by the Sultans of Muscat to consult Communication the British government on all important matters , the unequal trade treaties signed Sign_agreement by the two sides favoring British interests , the cessation of the Omani Kuria Muria islands to the British , and the vast control Control over the Sultanate 's government ministries , including defense and foreign affairs , exerted by the British rendered Supply the Sultanate a `` de facto '' British colony .

French privateers operating Control from the Indian Ocean islands of Île Bonaparte and Île de France were a serious threat to British trade across the Indian Ocean during the Wars Hostile_encounter , and the British deployed Arranging numerous methods of intercepting them , including disguising warships as merchant vessels to lure Hold privateers into unequal engagements Hostile_encounter with more powerful warships .