The company that owns the rights to salvage the Titanic wreck this week canceled its upcoming trip to retrieve more artefacts – four months after its expedition leader was killed in an explosion that sank the Titan.
RMS Titanic, Inc decided it was “inappropriate” to search the same wreck as Paul-Henri Nargeolet, the company’s director of underwater research, was killed while trying to explore during the June tragedy, according to documents filed in US District Court on Wednesday.
Nargeolet — who was scheduled to lead the unmanned RMST 2024 mission — was killed along with four other passengers when the OceanGate submarine slipped under intense water pressure 12,000 feet below the surface.
The “remains” of the group, as well as the last pieces of the doomed submarine, were recovered by the Coast Guard last week.
Nargeolet has already completed 37 dives and overseen the recovery of approximately 5,000 Titanic artifacts. He lent his expertise during the Titan tragedy.
Paul-Henry Nargeolet is the director of the deep-ocean research project dedicated to the Titanic. AFP via Getty Images Nargeolet was killed along with four other passengers when the OceanGate submarine got stuck under intense water pressure 12,000 feet below the surface. Becky Kagan Schott Expeditions / OceanGate
“Out of respect for PH Nargeolet and his family, and the four other people who died recently at the site, and their families, the company has decided that recovery of the artifacts is not appropriate at this time,” the firm wrote in the document. .
The RMST also said it would not send another sinking crew to the Titanic until “further investigations are carried out into the cause of the (OceanGate) tragedy.”
Although RMST abandoned its plan to physically enter the Titanic for artifacts, the firm said it would continue to photograph the wreck and conduct surveys to refine “future artifact recovery.”
The “remains” of the group, as well as the last pieces of the doomed submarine, were recovered by the Coast Guard last week.AP
The decision could spark a court battle between the company and the US government, which has tried to stop the mission, citing federal law and an international treaty that declares the shipwreck a sacred burial site.
The RMST plans to enter the Titanic’s dismembered hull and weave its way to the famous Marconi room, where the crew sent a panicked distress signal after the passenger ship struck an iceberg.
“Today’s filing underscores that we take our responsibilities seriously,” RMST CEO Jessica Sanders said in a statement.
The decision could affect a looming court battle between the company and the US government, which has tried to stop the mission, citing federal law and an international treaty that declares the shipwreck a sacred burial site. via REUTERS
“In light of the OceanGate tragedy, the loss of our beloved colleague Paul-Henri ‘PH’ Nargeolet, and the ongoing investigation, we have chosen to amend our previous filing to only conduct unmanned imaging and survey work at this time.”
With Postal wire
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