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A response to ruling on RMS Titanic, Inc. and the recovery mission to save the Marconi Wireless Telegraph


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RMS Titanic Inc.

20 May, 2020, 19:49 GMT

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ATLANTA, May 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST) is pleased to report that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has issued an order providing RMST the opportunity to conduct an expedition to recover the wireless Marconi telegraph from inside the RMS Titanic. One of the first of its kind, the Marconi wireless telegraph was instrumental in saving more than 705 passengers from the frigid Atlantic in April 1912.

RMST has worked to bolster its partnerships in the Titanic historical and educational communities worldwide, and to demonstrate its commitment to continue serving as a worthy steward of the wreck, as it has for the last two decades. This historic ruling reflects the newly garnered support of the broader community and provides RMST the priceless opportunity to rescue the Marconi device for future generations. This device is considered by many as the voice of Titanic and a tangible link to Titanic's past. RMST appreciates the opportunity the Court has provided it, to honor the memory of Titanic, and all those impacted by her loss.

"We remain dedicated to sharing the legacy of the Ship and her passengers with the public. Without the recovery, conservation and display of these artifacts, the ability to experience first-hand additional significant historic artifacts would be limited to only an exclusive group, those who have the privilege and economic means to travel to the wreck site," states Bretton Hunchak, President of RMS Titanic, Inc. "While many items that remain in and around the Titanic wreckage have the ability to enlighten generations on the lives of its passengers, only one item holds the story of all of the survivors. Ultimately, the Marconi radio system remains an unsung hero, responsible for countless generations of families that exist only because the radio cried out on behalf of their ancestors. For that reason, we must recover this incredible piece of history, to rescue the radio that saved 705 lives from being taken from the world that fateful night."

In addition, RMST is taking part in advanced, strategic initiatives to bring the history of Titanic, its artifacts, and the science behind exploration to elementary, middle, and high schools worldwide. As part of this program, the Company launched Titanic: The Virtual Experience modeled after the Company's Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Las Vegas; Orlando; Scottsdale, Arizona and opening soon La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg, France. The virtual experience showcases more than 400 artifacts, full-scale room recreations and passenger profiles in an incredible virtual walkthrough of Titanic. Please visit www.thetitanicstore.com for more information. The Company is working on curriculum components with national school districts to help bring the virtual exhibition to classrooms. This is the first step in a series of initiatives that will help students and educators immerse themselves in Titanic, follow the Company's efforts in its recovery of the Marconi, and the subsequent conservation efforts to ensure that all artifacts recovered are preserved and available for future generations.

"It is important to RMS Titanic, Inc. that the recovery of the Marconi is part of educational outreach programs in schools. We are diligently working with multiple school districts to bring both our data and expertise to students so they can be a part of history and follow along as we endeavor to make this complex recovery," continues Hunchak. "Titanic is a story about human error, hope, and overcoming adversity. Its lessons are all too relevant in this modern era and RMST intends to use these tools to educate the next generation. Titanic is a human story, etched into popular culture over a span of 100 years. It not only resonates with a wide range of students but allows educators to relate to modern frailties, how to recover, and persevere. There is no story that encapsulates this better than Titanic and her Marconi radio."

THE LAST CRIES OF THE MARCONI
On April 14th, 1912, the day before Titanic sank, the Ship's emergency Marconi radio had lost its voice. According to the Marconi Company protocol, its radio operators aboard the ship were directed to leave the fragile system for professionals to repair once they reached port. However, onboard Marconi radio operators, Jack Phillips and Harold Bride, decided to ignore protocol and worked for hours to nurse the wounded system back to health, giving the Ship back it's far-reaching voice, the only source of communication to the outside world - just hours before they struck the iceberg that would eventually pull their Ship into the sea and leave over 700 men, women, and children stranded in lifeboats desperate for rescue. Just minutes after Titanic fatally struck the iceberg that day, the Marconi's voice was heard screaming out loud over the frigid sea, calling for help to all who would listen. Within 17 minutes, the SS Carpathia had heard the Marconi's call, reversed course, full steam ahead to the aid of the sinking ship. But with the SS Carpathia nearly four hours away, the Marconi continued in its desperate cry for help. Even when the system's 25-year-old chief operator, Jack Phillips, had been relieved from his post and could have survived like his co-worker Harold Bride, he instead heroically stayed with the Marconi, calling out for help on behalf of the ship's survivors until the power failed three minutes before the ship plunged into the icy depths.

About Experiential Media Group, LLC/ RMS Titanic, Inc.
RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST) a subsidiary of Premier Acquisition Holdings, LLC and an affiliate of Experiential Media Group, LLC serves as the exclusive steward of RMS Titanic which tragically sank on April 15, 1912. The Company is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Ship, wreck site and all her passengers and crew. Since 1987, RMST has honorably conducted eight research expeditions to the wreck of RMS Titanic exclusively recovering and conserving more than 5,500 artifacts. Utilizing these recovered objects in concert with scientific data and historical research, RMST brings to the general public the celebrated and moving experience Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Currently open in Las Vegas, Orlando, Arizona and soon at La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg, France. RMST is committed to engaging the global community in RMS Titanic's story at www.emgroup.com.   

Media Contact:
Katherine Seymour
Chief Marketing Officer
E/M Group, LLC
kseymour@emgroup.com 

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