Posted on 02/15/2016 6:29:02 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
A portion of the Spanish treasure Fort Pierce salvor Daniel Porter recovered in 2012 from a galleon sunk in 1631 in a hurricane off Panama is back in his hands.
Porter, 53, the managing partner of Fort Pierce-based Maritime Research and Recovery LLC, attempted in September to bring home about 100 silver coins and other artifacts with an estimated value of $500,000 when they were seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at the behest of Panama’s government.
The items were part of Porter’ share of more than 10,000 such items minted in Peru that were recovered during a four-year search of the San Jose wreckage’s 42-mile trail conducted under a contract struck with Panama’s previous administration.
Respite from the SC Primary, birtherism, Code Pink, Liars, Bush’s, Political threads, etc.
ping
Prompts thoughts of “The Sea Hawk” (1940)
My attitude is that if he can’t keep them, he can put them back in the ocean easy enough. But the gruberment ain’t gettin’ any of it.
LOL! Almost. I did see the u.n. mentioned in the story.
Yo ho!
Why would anyone sign a contract with Panama about anything, after this?
Wow.
I wish the article would have provided some of the dates on the 4 and 8 reale pieces; specifically if there were any dated 1622.
A portion of the Spanish treasure Fort Pierce salvor Daniel Porter recovered in 2012 from a galleon sunk in 1631 in a hurricane off Panama is back in his hands ...attempted in September to bring home about 100 silver coins and other artifacts with an estimated value of $500,000 when they were seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at the behest of Panama... part of Porter' share of more than 10,000 such items minted in Peru that were recovered during a four-year search of the San Jose wreckage's 42-mile trail conducted under a contract struck with Panama's previous administration.IOW, agreements are of no value, particularly when Obama is involved.
Actually, it was the U.S. gubmint that upheld the agreement. The full article states:
After a new president of Panama took over in July 2014, however, its [the Panamanian] government reneged on the agreements.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) had urged Panama to prohibit treasure salvage operations, Porter said.
This week attorneys with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol upheld Porter's claims of ownership and ordered the treasure released to him in Fort Pierce.
When I was 8 my father took me to see The Sea Hawk and The Sea Wolf while my mother was at the hospital giving birth. Then when I was ten, same reason, he took me to Gone With The Wind. This did some interesting things to my brain as my teenage sexuality developed. Worked out OK though.
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