Titanic’s wreckage to come under UNESCO protection

Titanic’s wreckage, which has remained at the bottom of the North Atlantic for 100 years, will now come under the protection of the United Nations’ cultural body that seeks to safeguard wrecks, decorated caves and other cultural relics underwater

 

Till now, remains of the Titanic were not eligible for protection under UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, which applies only to wreckage that has remained submerged for at least 100 years.

As 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the ship’s wreckage will now come under the cover of the UNESCO convention.
 A video image of the Titanic wreck at the National Maritime Museum