Wreck of Titanic to be protected under UK-US agreement

LONDON: The wreckage of the Titanic is to be better protected under a new treaty signed between Britain and the US, Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) has said.

The signing of the treaty, which allows the British and US governments to grant or deny licenses authorizing entry of the wreck or removal of artifacts, will help ensure the resting site of more than 1,500 people is preserved and respected, Xinhua news agency quoted the DfT as saying in a statement on Tuesday.

“This strengthens the basic level of protection for the wreck, previously afforded it by UNESCO. Lying in international waters, the wreck was previously not protected by explicit legislation,” the DfT said.

Britain’s Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani confirmed on Tuesday during a visit to Belfast, where the ship was built, that the treaty, first signed by Britain in 2003, has come into force following its ratification by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the end of last year.

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