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There is hundreds of
millions to be made by finding underwater treasures
– gold buried at the bottom of the sea for centuries
onboard sunken ships. Recently an American company
made what archeologists believe is the world’s
biggest treasure find, but huge controversy
surrounds the find and ownership of the treasure.
The Spanish authorities suspect the treasure has
been fished out of its waters. The American company
refuses to reveal the location, despite its ship
being docked in Gibraltar for many months. The haul
was half a million silver and gold coins valued at
€400 million. The booty was flown from Gibraltar to
Tampa, Florida on a plane charted by Odyssey – the
American company. It promises to start a legal
tug-of-war between the company and Spain over who
really owns the treasure. But the airlift is just
Odyssey’s latest foray along the Spanish coast. The
company has operated two vessels and a high-tech
robot submarine over the last nine years, often
without marine archeology permits. |
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