Spain pressing claim against Odyssey - The New York Times
May 12
The Spanish government is pressing its claim to a deep-sea treasure that it did not know existed until it was recovered last year by an American exploration company, saying that the gold and silver coins belongs to the state because it came from a Spanish warship sunk by the British in 1804.
Spain’s dispute with Odyssey Marine Exploration — which shipped the trove, worth as much as $500 million, out of the British port of Gibraltar to the United States last year — will be argued in a court in Tampa, Fla, where Odyssey is based.
Entire article: For This Treasure, Spain Says, Finders Aren’t Keepers
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