My Art Will Go On: Titanic Artifacts May Soon Be Auctioned

My Art Will Go On: Titanic Artifacts May Soon Be Auctioned

More than a century after the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the shipwreck wants to auction about 100 artifacts raised from the ocean floor during the first recovery effort nearly 40…

Legal Dispute Threatens Auction of Titanic Artifacts, Vaillancourt Fountain Catches Fire During Demolition, and More: Morning Links for May 7, 2026

The Headlines I’ll NEVER LET GO? Jack, from the 1997 film Titanic, famously heard those words from his beloved Rose before he sank into the icy ocean. But now, the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck wants to let go of—or, rather, auction—nearly 100 artifacts recovered in 1987. The sale has now sparked new legal controversy, reports the New York Times. At the heart of the issue is that the R.M.S. Titanic, a private compan…