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Radio used by the Titanic to call for help can be salvaged, judge rules





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Preface: I've always had a fascination for the RMS Titanic as long as I can remember. When I was in elementary school one of the projects that we accomplished was to create our own 'book'. Mine was about the Titanic and hopes of resurfacing the vessel and preserve it in a museum. I saw this in my news thread and thought to share it here.
A federal judge has ruled that RMS Titanic Inc. can salvage the radio used to call for help by the fated ocean liner after it struck an iceberg in 1912.
To
get to the radio, divers would need to remove a part of the ship's
deckhand to reach the room known as the Marconi Suite, which houses the
device.
The ruling
modified an order issued on July 28, 2000, that said that RMS Titanic
Inc. could not cut into the wreckage or detach any part of it.
Virginia's
eastern district court amended that order "for a unique opportunity to
recover an artifact that will contribute to the legacy left by the
indelible loss of the Titanic, those who survived and those who gave
their lives in the sinking," Judge Rebecca Beach Smith wrote.
Experts in the case testified to the
"significant deterioration" in areas above and around the Marconi room,
according to the document, and photos showed the "increasing breakdown"
in the deck above the suite.
The
suite, made of steel, consisted of three areas: sleeping
accommodations, an operator's room and the silent room that housed the
radio. Each area was separated by wood walls that officials believe have
dissolved, according to court documents.
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