Spignesi, Stephen (2012). The Titanic For Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-20651-5. The Titanic Story: Timeline For 2000". Titanic Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010 . Retrieved 9 March 2012. However, the Marex artefacts were alleged to have been illegally retrieved by the 1991 Russian-American-Canadian expedition [144] and Marex was issued with a temporary injunction preventing it from carrying out its plans. In October 1992 the injunction was made permanent and the salvage claims of Titanic Ventures were upheld. [146] The decision was later reversed by an appeals court but Marex's claims were not renewed. [144] Even so, Titanic Ventures' control of the artefacts recovered in 1987 remained in question until 1993 when a French administrator in the Office of Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Equipment, Transportation, and Tourism awarded the company title to the artefacts. [147]

Broad, William A. (17 October 1995). "The World's Deep, Cold Sea Floors Harbor a Riotous Diversity of Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 . Retrieved 23 February 2017. Gibson, Allen (2012). The Unsinkable Titanic : The Triumph Behind A Disaster. Stroud, Glos.: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5625-6. Passenger staterooms have largely deteriorated because they were framed in perishable softwoods such as pine, leaving hanging electrical wire, light fixtures and debris interspersed with more durable items like brass bed frames, light fixtures, and marble-topped washstands. Woodwork with attachments like doorknobs, drawer-pulls or push-plates have survived in better condition because of the small electric charge emitted by metal which repels fish and other organisms. Hardwoods like teak and mahogany, the material for most stateroom furnishings, are more resistant to decay. Lavatories and bathrooms within the passenger quarters have resisted decay because they were framed in steel. Today, the Titanic remains deep beneath the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean. To be more exact, it is resting at a depth of roughly 12,500 feet or 3,800 meters below the surface. Given that the average depth of the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 12,100 feet, the Titanic sits at a particularly deep location. The most dramatic deterioration has been caused by biological factors. It used to be thought that the depths of the ocean were a lifeless desert, but research carried out since the mid-1980s has found that the ocean floor is teeming with life and may rival the tropical rainforests for biodiversity. [109] During the 1991 IMAX expedition, scientists were surprised by the variety of organisms that they found in and around the Titanic. A total of 28 species were observed, including sea anemones, crabs, shrimp, starfish, and rattail fish up to a yard (1 m) long. [90] Much larger creatures have been glimpsed by explorers. [110]

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Patil, Anushka (22 June 2023). "The debris found today was "consistent with catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber" in the submersible, Mauger said". The New York Times . Retrieved 22 June 2023. Investigating the Titanic (Full Episode) / Drain the Oceans" (video). youtube.com. National Geographic. 28 January 2023. Spignesi, Stephen (20 February 2012). "An Expanded Interview with Douglas Faulkner-Woolley". Stephen Spignesi. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022 . Retrieved 16 November 2020.For an overall discussion of the history of the salvage legal proceedings, see R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Haver, 171 F.3d 943 (4th Cir. Va. 1999), and related opinions. The next year, the British billionaire financier and tycoon Sir James Goldsmith set up Seawise & Titanic Salvage Ltd. with the involvement of underwater diving and photographic experts. His aim was to use the publicity of finding the Titanic to promote his newly established magazine, NOW!. An expedition to the North Atlantic was scheduled for 1980 but was cancelled due to financial difficulties. [13] A year later, NOW! folded after 84 issues with Goldsmith incurring huge financial losses. [19]