Paul-Henri Nargeolet, the director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, Inc, died with four others on the Titan's final dive near the Titanic in June.
Almost 112 years after it sank into the icy Atlantic, the tragic maiden voyage of the Titanic endures as a public obsession. One of those shipwreck junkies is the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach, which this weekend will revive its blockbuster display of real artifacts from the doomed ship for the second time in 10 years. Opening Thursday, Oct. 12, “Titanic: The Artifact .
The decision could impact a looming court battle between the company and the U.S. government, which has been trying to stop the 2024 mission. Paul-Henri Nargeolet was the director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, Inc, the Georgia-based firm that recovers and exhibits Titanic artifacts.
Preservationists such as Robert D. Ballard have long clashed with salvors such as Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who died in June on the Titan submersible. Is a third way possible?