There is controversy over the subsequent actions of Captain Eyre of the "Bombay". He was accused of steaming on without rendering assistance. He had his certificate suspended for 6 months by the Court of Inquiry and the ship itself was libeled, meaning that steamer and other ships of the P.& O. Line were kept away from American ports. The findings of the Inquiry were debated in the House of Commons, with speakers making clear that "Bombay" remained at the position of the collision for, by varying reports, between 5 or 6 minutes and 10 or 12 minutes, whilst "Oneida" carried on under full sail and steam, with a full tide under her. No indication of distress from "Oneida" were seen or heard on "Bombay" ("Oneida's" crew admitted they did not show any blue lights), it would have been time-consuming to turn the ship in a narrow channel, making the provision of any useful help impossible, and the position of "Oneida" was not clear as she was not showing any lights. Furthermore, there was damage to "Bombay", with 9 feet of water in the forward compartment, the ship was 18 years old and carrying a number of passengers. The wreck of the "Oneida" was sold at public auction at Yokohama 9 October 1872, to Mr. Tatchobonaiya. Inside the wreckage were found many of the bones of the dead sailors, which were interred, at the expense of the salvagers, on the grounds of Ikegami Temple in Tokyo. In "Jinrikisha Days in Japan" (1891), Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore tells the story, writing:  According to records regarding the "Oneida", she was leaving port carrying payment for sales of ammunition and gunpowder to the Japanese government. Around 1955, Takeshita Hisao led an effort to salvage the loaded payment, as well as other artifacts from the "Oneida" wreck. Artifacts including coins, ammunition shells, rifles, and further bones from deceased sailors and passengers were found. The recovered steam gauge was later donated to the United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka. In 2010, a special aired 9 November on Fuji Television made a further effort at salvage with the help of Takeshita's family and one of the divers from the 1955 effort. The show's salvage team located a shipwreck that matched descriptions of the "Oneida", and efforts continue to discover more about the wreckage and remaining contents.