After all the events of the court case in the USA 26th-30th October 2009 we would like to thank press from around the world for publicising our claims to RMS Titanic. In particular we would like to mention The Irish Times (Ireland & world), The Virginian Pilot (USA) and El Pais (Spain) newspapers for their stories.
Correcting A Common Myth
As we were unaware of the above named court case until it was already underway, we were unable to attend the hearing and have had to rely on second hand information. However, through this information it appears that many people in the United States are under the impression that the RMS Titanic was American owned. While certain papers have been temporary left in their country in the past in trust, that’s all they were. J.P. Morgan was a major investor in the building of the ship but never owned her nor the White Star Line (there are no court papers of any description relating to any non-British ownership of this company). She also flew under the British ensign, the most obvious sign of national ownership. Like her sister ships, Britannic and Olympic, Titanic was in a position to have been commandeered by the British government for troop movement or hospital purposes during the two world wars if she had stayed afloat. These records should be available through British wartime naval records.
The reason this point has been made is because it appears it has been used to make an alleged claim for ownership. A part of the hull on American soil is also not an argument for ownership. The wreck is also not off the USA east coast, which has also been mentioned, being in international waters and closest to British owned territory of Canada.
This British built, British designed, British registered ship remains British property.
