US government may drop legal challenge to company’s Titanic expedition

The Titanic sank on April 14 1912 after hitting an iceberg (AP Photo/File)

The US government could end its legal fight against a planned expedition to the Titanic, which has sparked concerns that it would violate a law that treats the wreck as a gravesite.

Kent Porter, an assistant US attorney, told a federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday that the US is seeking more information on revised plans for the May expedition, which have been significantly scaled back.