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The biggest civilian sea faring ship in history now was the biggest ship wreck in the world. Ten legends rolled into one. The cause of modern safety standards on the sea. In April 1912 the world stared in shock at the news. Now they would do so again.

Crimmond was going after the RMS Titanic and intended to bring it to the surface once again.

Pictures snapped constantly, making the sound of a machine gun and flashes a thunderstorm would envy. Doctor Pavel Saratov smiles. "My friends. We are entering a new era of technology. We are going to go to the Titanic, study her intensly and then, if possible, pull her up out of her tomb to see the light of day again. Of course, this must be done carefully. The ship has been there since the early part of the last century. Also, we cannot surface the boat at any time, for any reason... it would start oxodizing immediatly and we would have a rusting hulk on our hands. The next problem... silt. The ship is full of it. We have to pump the slit out before we can even think of moving the ship. We are currently testing this proccess on the Titanic's sister ship, the RMS Brittanic, which is at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. We hope to be able to pull the Britannic up without too much adversity. This will help prepare us for the North Atlantic operation."

OOC: You can be a reporter, a scientist or a leader sending a message.

Field Reporter Donald Tramp from the Istar Intersolar asked Dr. Pavel Saratov, "Once you raise the Titanic how are you going to keep it from being exposed to open air? Also where, if the Titanic is raised, will the Titantic be taken too?"

Jack Daniels, Eredron Standard Weekly: "Will Crimmond seek to make this project international? What plans does Crimmond have, once the Titanic is raised?



Consul Supreme,
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Henry Morgan, Kajal News Network: "How has Crimmond addressed the possibility that the wreck may disintegrate before it even reaches the surface? The Titanic is ancient, after all."

"The wreck will be raised into military cargo barges and by submerged the whole time. It will be transported to an island in the Bahamas and set on the bottom of it's lagoon, where it will be in easy access for touring.

"If international aid is offered, we will accept it. Otherwise, we're doing this alone. Once the ship is in the lagoon, it will be open to all nations to study.

"Well... we do have some experience in this. You will remember the raising of the Soviet sub from the ocean floor decades ago. We won't even have to disguise this as a mapping mission or use Howard Hughes either. Also, we are still working on raising the Brittanic, which will be transpotered to a Crimmond owned island near the coast of Greece. If we are succesful in that, we will give the go ahead for the main goal. In the meantime, we already have research vessels and UUV's buzzing in and around the wreck already."

A military attache to 5CN's Embassy in Crimmond raised his hand and stood.

"What is Crimmond trying to do by raising the Titanic? As you already know, scientists from around the world have already intensely studied it and discovered severe lack of structural integrity... Why can't we leave it alone, resting on the bottom of the ocean? Why can't we allow the dead of the Titanic to rest in peace?"

On a late-night talkshow, the Crimmond project for raising the Titanic. A scientist was on giving his opinion on the project.

"So, Dr. Kellmore, you don't think this is a good idea?"

"No, not at all. In fact, it's pure lunacy! The ship was buitl out of steel. Steel rusts. After spending so many years on the bottom of the ocean, rusting, the slightest distrubence could case the entire wreck to fall apart. Even if the two sections could be raised to the surface, there is no assurance that the hull will survive being in any other environment other then highly -pressurized salt water. Not to mention the possibilities of destroying the remains shoudl something go wrong! No, this entire project is akin to grave-robbing. Already we are lobbying the government to pressure the Crimmondians to halt this act of sacrilidge. We are disgusted that this was even proposed."

"Alright, thank you Doctor. Coming up, after these messages..."

On a late-night talkshow, the Crimmond project for raising the Titanic. A scientist was on giving his opinion on the project.

"So, Dr. Kellmore, you don't think this is a good idea?"

"No, not at all. In fact, it's pure lunacy! The ship was buitl out of steel. Steel rusts. After spending so many years on the bottom of the ocean, rusting, the slightest distrubence could case the entire wreck to fall apart. Even if the two sections could be raised to the surface, there is no assurance that the hull will survive being in any other environment other then highly -pressurized salt water. Not to mention the possibilities of destroying the remains shoudl something go wrong! No, this entire project is akin to grave-robbing. Already we are lobbying the government to pressure the Crimmondians to halt this act of sacrilidge. We are disgusted that this was even proposed."

"Alright, thank you Doctor. Coming up, after these messages..."

(OOC: Isn't the Titanic made of iron? And isn't the iron bad, because it is made with sulfur?)

OOC: No, he was correct, the titanic was built out of steel not iron. Iron ships stopped being built by the 1890's or sooner. As for the grade of the alloy high sulfer steel would also be weaker.

OOC: I posted three times last night. Or so I thought. POS forums.

IC: Saratov smiled at the things he was seeing. "We will continue. There is no way to know if this is even possible yet! For now we are simply researching the possibilities. If it isn't posible, we'll pull up a few artifacts and stick them in a museum. It won't be a total loss and we will have made it clear that the Titanic isn't going anywhere, ever.

"The Brittanic on the other hand, is almost through the peliminaries. We begin pumping the silt and sand out within two months. She will be moved."

Though our nation has no clue what the Titanic is, we applaud your efforts to raise a piece of Earth history and show it to the galaxy.

You can't waste much time as the Titanic is being eaten away day by day by rusticles. I can't see it being recovered as one big structure as it will probably implode under it's own weight if placed under stress.

The Federal Republic of New York and New Jersey deplores this action of graverobbing. We feel that allowing the Titanic to rest at her final spot will more than honor the 1,000+ lives lost. We also feel that as the ships destination was to NYC, carrying passengers who lived in the Federal Republic, this action would consitute grave robbing of the highest caliber. Therefore the Federal Republic will resist any attempts to raise the Titanic. She is and will always be a grave site. While the salt is rusting away her hull, it only means any half assed attempt will cause the vessel to break up into more pieces and the remains of hundreds will be disturbed. We strongly urge that no nation attempt, or support this action.

Fleet Admiral Neville Halsey
Federal Republic High Seas Navy
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Though our nation has no clue what the Titanic is, we applaud your efforts to raise a piece of Earth history and show it to the galaxy.Saratov fumes. "Quiet you infernal conglomoration of atoms!" And aide leans over and whipsers to him. "Oh... right... I mean, thank you for your support."

He ignbores the other comments for the most part. "As I said... we are still researching it. We don't know if it is able to be moved. If it is found to be overly structuraly unsound, we shall not move her. Also, the first dives to place the pumps on the Britannic have begun." He wonders at the lack of people screaming about the sunken hospital ship.