RMS Titanic Inc said it would recover artefacts from the debris field and 'may recover free-standing objects inside the wreck'. The US government's battle to stop the expedition hinges on federal law and a pact with the UK to treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
Company plans to recover artefacts from wreck
RMST said it would recover artefacts from the debris field and"may recover free-standing objects inside the wreck", which could include"objects from inside the Marconi room, but only if such objects are not affixed to the wreck itself". The Morse code messages were picked up by other ships and onshore receiving stations, helping to save the lives of around 700 people who escaped in lifeboats.
RMST said it does not intend to seek a permit, but US government lawyers said the firm cannot proceed without one, arguing RMST needs approval from the US secretary of commerce, who oversees the NOAA.