US Opposes New Plan , to Investigate Titanic Wreckage.<br />'USA Today' reports that the United States has <br />moved to prevent a planned expedition to recover <br />artifacts from the Titanic wreckage in 2024.<br />The government reportedly cited the ship's <br />designation as a revered burial site under <br />both federal law and international agreement. .<br />'USA Today' reports that RMS <br />Titanic Inc. has exclusive salvage <br />rights to the remains of the Titanic.<br />The company has organized an uncrewed <br />expedition intended to explore and <br />capture detailed photos of the ship. .<br />According to the government, RMST's plan <br />to enter and explore the ship's severed hull would <br />violate a British pact, in addition to violating federal law.<br />The government added that the remains of <br />the Titanic should be treated as a memorial to <br />the 1,500 people who died when it sank in 1912.<br />In June, the Titan submersible <br />imploded near the wreckage of the <br />Titanic, killing all five people aboard. .<br />RMST is not free to disregard <br />this validly enacted federal law, <br />yet that is its stated intent, U.S. lawyers, court documents, via NBC.<br />'USA Today' reports that RMST has <br />previously challenged the constitutionality of <br />the government interfering with its salvage rights.<br />According to RMST, only the U.S. District Court in <br />Norfolk, Virginia, holds jurisdiction over the wreckage, citing hundreds of years of maritime precedent.
