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R.M.S. TITANIC v. WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL

Civil Action No. 2:93cv902.

924 F.Supp. 714 (1996)

R.M.S. TITANIC, INC., successor in interest to Titanic Ventures, limited partnership, Plaintiff, v. The WRECKED AND ABANDONED VESSEL, its engines, tackle, apparel, appurtenances, cargo, etc., Located within one (1) nautical mile of a point located at 41° 43' 32" North Latitude and 49° 56' 49" West Longitude, believed to be The RMS Titanic, in rem, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Norfolk Division.

May 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Bradford Stillman, Mark S. Davis, David M. Young, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Norfolk, VA, for Plaintiffs, R.M.S. TITANIC, INC., etc.

Jonathan M. Epstein, James T. Shirley, Jr., Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, Washington, DC, Lawrence G. Cohen, Anne B. Shumadine, Mezzullo & McCandlish, Norfolk, VA, for John A. Joslyn, Movant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CLARKE, District Judge.

At issue before the Court is a challenge to its Order of June 7, 1994, granting salvor-in-possession status to R.M.S. Titanic, Inc. For the reasons stated from the bench and elaborated on more fully below, the Court's ruling from the bench being made a part hereof, the Court DENIES Joslyn's Motion requesting a rescission of the June 7, 1994 Order.

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