But the US said in court filings last week that it may wage court battles over future expeditions if they break a federal law and an agreement with Great Britain to treat the wreck as a gravesite.
Both regard the site as a memorial to the more than 1500 people who died when the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in 1912. Among the government's concerns is the possible disturbance of artifacts and any human remains that may still exist on the North Atlantic seabed.In October, RMST said it had significantly pared down its dive plans.
But the government said future expeditions could be illegal. It noted that the firm's longer-term objectives still involve the possible retrieval of objects from inside the wreck and surrounding debris field. US District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith is the maritime jurist who presides over Titanic salvage matters in Norfolk, Virginia. She said during a March court hearing that the US government's case against RMST would raise serious legal questions if it continues, while the consequences could be wide-ranging.
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