{"id":2020600,"date":"2023-09-02T21:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-new-titanic-expedition-is-planned-the-us-is-fighting-it-says-wreck-is-a-grave-site\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T21:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T01:55:01","slug":"a-new-titanic-expedition-is-planned-the-us-is-fighting-it-says-wreck-is-a-grave-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-new-titanic-expedition-is-planned-the-us-is-fighting-it-says-wreck-is-a-grave-site\/","title":{"rendered":"US opposes new Titanic expedition, citing it as a sacred site."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-new-titanic-expedition-is-planned-the-us-is-fighting-it-says-wreck-is-a-grave-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The U.S.\u2062 Government Fights to Protect the Titanic \u200cWreck<\/h2>\n<p>In an effort\u200b to\u2064 preserve the historical significance of the sunken Titanic, \u200cthe U.S. government is opposing a planned expedition by RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns \u2063the salvage rights to the\u200d shipwreck. The government \u200bargues that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waffle-arizona-house-speaker-claims-they-cant-enforce-constitution-wont-commit-to-calling-legislative-hearing\/\" title=\"WAFFLE: Arizona House Speaker Claims They Can\u2019t Enforce Constitution, Won\u2019t Commit To Calling Legislative Hearing\">federal law<\/a> and an international agreement treat the site as a sacred gravesite.<\/p>\n<p>RMS Titanic Inc. \u200bhas been showcasing artifacts\u2063 recovered from\u200b the wreck at the \u200bbottom of \u2062the North Atlantic, ranging from silverware to pieces of the ship&#8217;s hull. However, the\u200b government&#8217;s opposition\u200b is unrelated to a recent tragedy involving a different company and vessel.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/will-the-titanic-sub-disaster-tank-the-submersible-tourism-industry-5399787\">Will the Titanic Sub Disaster Tank the Submersible Tourism Industry?<\/a> &#8211; 7\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/should-you-chase-the-thrill-after-titan-adventurers-weigh-the-risks-of-extreme-travel-5376062\">Should You Chase the Thrill? After Titan, Adventurers Weigh the Risks of\u200c Extreme Travel<\/a> &#8211; 7\/5\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-attempted-character-assassination-of-johnny-depp\/\" title=\"The Attempted Character Assassination Of Johnny Depp\">legal battle taking place<\/a> in the U.S. District \u200dCourt in Norfolk, Virginia revolves around federal law and an agreement with Great Britain to treat the Titanic wreck as a memorial for the 1,500 people who lost their lives in the tragedy. The United States argues that any \u2063physical alteration or disturbance of the\u2062 wreck is regulated by these laws, including concerns about artifacts \u2062and \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-new-titanic-expedition-is-planned-the-us-is-fighting-it-says-wreck-is-a-grave-site\/\" title=\"US opposes new Titanic expedition, citing it as a sacred site.\">potential human remains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-invites-britney-spears-to-testify-before-congress\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz invites Britney Spears to testify before Congress\">court documents filed<\/a> on\u2062 Aug. 25, U.S. lawyers stated, &#8220;RMST\u200d is not free\u2064 to \u2063disregard this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-tries-to-block-2024-titanic-expedition\/\" title=\"US Attempts to Halt 2024 Titanic Expedition\">validly enacted federal law<\/a>, \u2062yet that \u2062is its stated intent.&#8221; They emphasized that the shipwreck should\u2063 be \u200dgranted the protections granted by Congress.<\/p>\n<p>RMS Titanic Inc.\u200b has tentatively\u200b scheduled its expedition for\u200d May 2024. The company plans to capture images \u200bof the entire wreck, including\u200b the interior where\u2064 deterioration has created\u200d openings for a remotely \u200coperated vehicle to \u200bexplore without compromising the structure. They\u200d also intend \u2062to recover artifacts from the debris field and potentially retrieve objects from the Marconi\u200d room, as long as they are not attached to\u200c the\u200b wreck itself.<\/p>\n<p>The Marconi room played\u200c a \u2064crucial\u200b role in \u2062broadcasting distress\u200b signals after \u200dthe Titanic struck an iceberg. The messages transmitted via Morse code helped save approximately 700 lives. RMS Titanic Inc. clarified\u2062 that \u2062they do not intend to cut into the wreck or detach any part of it.<\/p>\n<p>While the company stated that\u200d they would collaborate with the National \u200cOceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S.\u200d agency representing\u200d the \u2062public&#8217;s interest in the \u2064wreck, they do not\u200c plan to seek a permit. However, \u2062U.S. government\u200c lawyers argue that a permit from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, \u2063who oversees \u2063NOAA, is necessary for the \u200cexpedition to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>RMS Titanic Inc. has\u200c not yet responded in court, but in previous cases, they have challenged the\u2064 constitutionality\u200b of U.S. efforts to infringe on their salvage rights in international waters. The company asserts that only the \u200ccourt in Norfolk\u200b has jurisdiction and \u200bcites centuries of maritime law precedent.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Associated Press, RMS Titanic Inc. \u2063reiterated their position, highlighting that the court granted them salvage \u2063rights three decades\u2063 ago. They emphasized their track record of recovering and conserving thousands\u2063 of Titanic artifacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US government opposes a planned Titanic expedition by RMS Titanic Inc., citing laws treating the shipwreck as a sacred gravesite. 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