Since no one owns the Titanic, people are free to recover items from the ship if they are able. The United States granted “salvor-in-possession” status to RMST giving them the legal and exclusive rights to retrieve items from the wreck.
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John Jacob AsterUndoubtedly the wealthiest man to go down with the Titanic and the Astor family was very prominent. Most notably with building the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.