Titanic artifacts recovery plan canceled. Know cause, relation to Titan submersible implosion

The plan to salvage the artifacts from the site of the Titanic shipwreck has been canceled. According to CBS News, RMS Titanic Inc., the Georgia-based firm said in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday that after the leader of the upcoming expedition had died in the implosion of the Titan submersible, it has decided not to go ahead with the plan. It is an important development as the US government is fighting a legal battle to stop the 2024 mission.

RMS Titanic Inc.

RMS Titanic Inc. has the salvage right to the Titanic shipwreck, Paul-Henri Nargeolet was its director when a separate company, OceanGate sent its submersible Titan. Nargeolet and four others died on the Titan's final dive near the Titanic in June.

U.S. Coast Guard investigating implosion

A day ahead of RMS Titanic Inc's announcement to cancel the plan, the U.S. Coast Guard announced to have recovered "additional presumed human remains" and what is believed to be the last of the debris from the submersible. It was brought to a U.S. port, where it will be cataloged and analyzed. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the Titan's implosion.

Who was Paul-Henri Nargeolet?

Former French navy officer Nargeolet completed 37 dives and supervised the recovery of about 5,000 Titanic artifacts. He was supposed to be in charge of the operation to retrieve more artifacts from the bottom of the sea where the Titanic was lying. RMST also planned to take images inside and outside of the ship reck.

In the documents filed in a U.S. District Court, RMS Titanic Inc. wrote that "out of respect for P.H. Nargeolet and his family, and the other four people who perished so recently at the site, and their families, the company has decided that artifact recovery would not be appropriate at this time."

It also announced not to send another crewed submersible to the Titanic until "further investigation takes place regarding the cause of the OceanGate tragedy."

FAQs:

What did RMS Titanic Inc. say in the US District Court?
In the documents submitted to the US District Court, RMS Titanic Inc. said that out of respect for the people killed in the implosion of Titan, it would not go ahead with its plan of retrieving Titanic artifacts.

Who was P.H. Nargeolet?
Former French Navy officer P.H. Nargeolet was the director of RMS Titanic Inc., which has the salvage right to the Titanic shipwreck. He was killed in the Titan implosion.