Paul-Henri Nargeolet was the director of underwater research for RMS Titanic, Inc, the Georgia-based firm that recovers and exhibits Titanic artifacts.
Nargeolet was lending his expertise to a separate company, OceanGate, when he and four others died on the Titan's final dive near the Titanic in June.
The former French navy officer had already completed 37 dives and supervised the recovery of about 5,000 Titanic artifacts.
A hearing was still scheduled for Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, which oversees Titanic salvage matters.
The firm said it “will not recover artifacts at this time, nor conduct other activity that would physically alter or disturb the wreck,” the company wrote Wednesday.
Persons:
Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Nargeolet, RMST, “, Jessica Sanders, Henri ‘ P.H, ’ Nargeolet, ”
Organizations:
U.S ., French, Marconi, U.S . Coast Guard, U.S, Britain
Locations:
NORFOLK, Va, U.S, Georgia, That's, Southampton, England, New York, Norfolk , Virginia, Britain, Norfolk