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An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court. Could OceanGate use it too?

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An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court. Could OceanGate use it too?

The owners of Titanic sought to limit liability following the ship’s sinking by petitioning under 1851 legislation. The owners of the submersible lost on its dive to visit that famed ship’s wreckage may do the same thing, legal experts tell Sheila Flynn

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