Shipwrecks

Odyssey Marine to Display Gairsoppa Shipwreck Silver in Times Square

Odyssey Marine to Display Gairsoppa Shipwreck Silver in Times Square

0 on May 14, 2013, 6:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Eastern US, Shipwrecks, United Kingdom

Odyssey Marine Exploration, treasure hunters extraordinaire, are sending some silver to New York City. The silver was recovered from the [...]

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Shipwreck Identified as MV Limerick

Shipwreck Identified as MV Limerick

0 on February 7, 2013, 9:00 am / in Australia / New Zealand, Shipwrecks

In 1943, a Japanese submarine torpedoed New Zealand merchant ship, MV Limerick. The 8,700-ton ship sank at 6:30 a.m. on [...]

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Supreme Court Denies Cert in Black Swan Case

13 on May 17, 2012, 10:08 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Shipwrecks

From The Telegraph: The US Supreme Court has refused to grant a final appeal to a Florida company that discovered [...]

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Spain Seeks $4 Million in Fees from Odyssey Marine in Black Swan Case

4 on April 20, 2012, 12:57 pm / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Shipwrecks, Spain

Spain has filed a motion to recover fees and costs of approximately $4 million in the “Black Swan” case. According [...]

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100-Year-Old Titanic to Fall Under International Protection

100-Year-Old Titanic to Fall Under International Protection

2 on April 14, 2012, 5:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Shipwrecks, UNESCO

As the Titanic shipwreck nears it’s 100th birthday, it also approaches eligibility for protection under the 2001 Unesco Convention on [...]

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Canada Approves Export of $1 Shipwreck Back to Norway

Canada Approves Export of $1 Shipwreck Back to Norway

0 on March 27, 2012, 6:00 am / in archaeology law, Canada, cultural property law, Scandinavia, Shipwrecks

Jan Wanggaard, former World Champion Windsurfer, is overseeing a project to return the shipwrecked Maud from Cambridge Bay in Nunavut, [...]

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Scubadiving Thieves Evade Lasers and Coast Guard to Steal Shipwreck Bell

Scubadiving Thieves Evade Lasers and Coast Guard to Steal Shipwreck Bell

0 on March 23, 2012, 6:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Italy, Shipwrecks

On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise liner hit a rock and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio. [...]

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Federal Court Orders Treasure Hunters Return Coin Trove to Spain

Federal Court Orders Treasure Hunters Return Coin Trove to Spain

6 on February 20, 2012, 7:00 am / in archaeology law, Coins, cultural property law, Politics, Shipwrecks

On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo gave Odyssey Marine Exploration, a deep sea treasure recovery company, just one week [...]

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Alabama Considers “Finders Keepers” Law for Underwater Treasures

Alabama Considers “Finders Keepers” Law for Underwater Treasures

0 on January 23, 2012, 9:28 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Legislation, Shipwrecks, Southeast U.S.

Republican Senator Cam Ward has introduced a bill to amend the Alabama Cultural Resources Act, a law that requires underwater [...]

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Titanic Hull to be Sold at Auction

Titanic Hull to be Sold at Auction

0 on January 17, 2012, 9:27 am / in archaeology law, Auction Houses, cultural property law, Litigation, Shipwrecks

On April 11, 2012, more than 5,000 artifacts from the Titanic shipwreck will be sold at auction in New York. [...]

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