Legal Opinion
R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. v. Haver
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1999No. 98-1934PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge WILKINS joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents questions about the authority of a United States court to regulate the salvage rights in the wreck of the luxury liner, R.M.S. Titanic, which lies in international waters.
The Titanic was launched in 1912 as the “largest and finest steamship ever built” and with the claim that she was “unsinkable.” On her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, however, with 2,340 passengers on board, the…
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