Nearly three months after the OceanGate submersible tragedy, the U.S. government is attempting to halt a planned expedition to the Titanic.
The remains of the Titanic were first discovered in 1985 on the Canadian continental shelf. In order to protect the wreck site from any potential harm or physical altering caused by American salvors, Congress passed the Titanic Memorial Act in 1986. The act directed the State Department and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration - which is under the Department of Commerce - to negotiate an international agreement, which entered into force in 2019.
RMS Titanic Inc. obtained the salvage rights through an order entered by the US District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, in June 1994, according to the filing. The U.S. argued in court documents filed Friday, that per the international agreement, "RMST is not free to disregard this validly enacted federal law."RMS Titanic Inc. had said they wanted to recover the ship's radio - a request that was granted in May 2020 by a US district judge.
RMS Titanic Inc. said in a periodic report filed this June that the company is planning for a 2024 expedition but does "not intend to seek a permit," according to the motion filed by the US government. The US Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Virginia told CNN, "We are not giving any additional statements beyond what's contained in the filing at this point."The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage on April 14, 1912, after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The ship did not have enough lifeboats for the approximately 2,220 people on board. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the accident, and the Titanic became the most famous shipwreck in history.
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