NEW YORK - An expedition seeking to recover the hull of the liner Titanic from the ocean floor abandoned its attempt yesterday, its mission overwhelmed by equipment problems and mechanical failure, a spokeswoman said.
A 20 tonne piece of the Titanic's steel hull, which had been attached by cables to a recovery ship off the coast off Newfoundland, fell back to the bottom of the sea, said Ms Erin Purcell, of Boston based Reagan Communications, which represents two of the ships used in the expedition.