A dispute is unfolding over the sale of artifacts from the Titanic. The US government is opposing a plan to auction off hundreds of items recovered from the wreckage. The government's opposition is based on the claim that the sale would violate existing court orders.

On the other hand, the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic wreck argues that the auction would not be in violation of these orders. Further details on this development are available from FOX 26 Houston, which is following the story.