 When RMS Titanic heard of the trip, the company [[Wreck of the RMS Titanic#Litigation and controversy|obtained a court order]] that banned Haver and any other party from visiting the site.In 1999, Haver joined Deep Ocean Expeditions and other parties in a suit against RMST for salvager and possession rights.While Haver and the others lost in Federal Court, the case moved onto the 4th Circuit Appellate Court where the judge ruled in their favor.