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More than two and half miles below the surface,
the wreckage of the Titanic rests on the seafloor.

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Both a memorial and living laboratory.

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One hundred years ago the
world’s most advanced passenger steamship

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struck an iceberg.   On April 15, 1912, it sank – losing 1,496 lives.

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The legend of Titanic was larger than her
size, and finding the wreck site opened a

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door to not only
exploration and scientific study, but to salvage as well.

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With ties to multiple nations, steps needed
to be taken to preserve and protect the integrity of the wreck site.

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For the U.S., NOAA and the State Department negotiated an international agreement with

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representatives
of the U.K., Canada, and France.

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This agreement recognizes the wreck site as
a memorial to those who died and a wreck of

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great
archaeological, historical, and cultural importance.

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The agreement set rules for research, exploration,
and salvage.

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The memory of the Titanic lives on in movies,
books, and museums, but it’s the protection

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of the wreck
site that will continue to yield clues about

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the fateful ship and its passengers.