The US government has filed a motion to stop a Titanic expedition planned for 2024, citing a law that protects and preserves the shipwreck as a gravesite.
Legal battle over Titanic wreck: US government seeks to halt RMS Titanic Inc.'s planned expedition for artifacts, citing federal law and international law
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
so it s important to put this in perspective. i had no concept of what was happening. i m not super well versed other than what you watch in movies, just how deep down is this missing submersible. keep this in mind the world record for the deepest scuba dive 1,090 feet. 3,200 feet things get pretty dark. there s no longer light. further down at 5,200 feet there isn t much marine life at all. most animals can t even survive at those depths. 10,000 feet below the surface is the deepest a sperm whale can dive. the average depth of the ocean is an average of 12,000 feet, and that s about where the titanic shipwreck is. that s 2.4 miles below the water s surface. let s bring in oceanographer and deep sea explorer who you saw in the piece, a senior adviser for rms titanic incorporated which owns the salvage rights to the titanic wreck site. david, you were mentioning in the piece full speed, everything