Salvors Seeking to Shield Titanic From the Public
The company that dived more than 2 miles to recover artifacts from the Titanic waded into federal court Monday to try to prevent tourists from getting an up-close look at the wreck.
RMS Titanic Inc. of New York City asked a federal court to bar Deep Ocean Expeditions from charging 60 people $32,500 apiece to visit the shipwreck in a submersible vessel. Deep Ocean Expeditions says it already has 45 customers booked.
The company is seeking a preliminary injunction to keep Deep Ocean Expeditions at least 10 nautical miles from the wreck “for any purpose” or interfering with a salvage expedition RMS plans for August and September. The company also wants a ban on all photography of the wreck by Deep Ocean Expeditions.
RMS Titanic won salvage rights to the ship after recovering china and gold coins from the wreck in 1987. It also holds photography rights to the wreck.
The Titanic sank about 400 miles south of Newfoundland on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people.
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