United Nations: Titanic's wreckage, which has remained at the bottom of the North Atlantic for 100 years, will now come under the protection of the United Nations' cultural body that seeks to safeguard wrecks, decorated caves and other cultural relics underwater.
Till now, remains of the Titanic were not eligible for protection under UNESCO's Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, which applies only to wreckage that has remained submerged for at least 100 years.
As 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the ship's wreckage will now come under the cover of the UNESCO convention.
"The sinking of the Titanic is anchored in the memory of humanity and I am pleased that this site can now be protected by the UNESCO Convention," UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova said in a statement on Thursday....
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11:39 AM, Apr 06, 2012
United Nations: The wreckage of the Titanic, which has remained at the bottom of the North Atlantic for 100 years, will now come under the protection of the United Nations' cultural body that seeks to safeguard wrecks, decorated caves and other cultural relics underwater. Till now, remains of the Titanic were not eligible for protection under UNESCO's Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage, which applies only to wreckage...
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