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Podcast: American Shoreline Podcast Network
Episode: The Law of the RMS Titanic with Ole Varmer: To Preserve or Exploit
Description: On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Ole Varmer, the recently retired NOAA attorney who garnered the nickname and reputation as the government's "shipwreck guy" for specializing in the law governing the historic preservation and salvage of shipwrecks. Â On this show, we explore the particular case of the RMS Titanic, a wreck with such popular interest that it has caught the eye of the private salvage companies that seek to preserve and exploit the ship and its artifacts. Â For more than 30 years, Ole played a leading role in the multi-lateral negotiation of the international agreements go...