Colombia works to salvage Spanish treasure ship loaded with estimated $1 billion in gold, jewels

Fox News.com ^ | July 6, 2017

[Freedom4US]

Admiralty law, not maritime law. It belongs to the nation it sailed under in perpetuity, at least in theory. Notice by the way, they aren’t spending any time searching for some long lost monarch’s checkbook or bonds issued by a bankrupt entity, these treasures have an intrinsic value in of themselves, independent from governments or legal tender laws.

[USMCPOP]

Recover the billion $ and send Spain a bill for another billion $ in port fees.

[heterosupremacist]

#3 DIBS! If nobody's called it yet, I'm gonna be rich. Sorry, Billthedrill, I already called, "no dibs!" I'll see you in Court!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Taken away from the people”.

And you can be sure; If they can snag it, it will be given back.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Today I helped a man pull a boat out of the lake.

I was riding my bicycle and he came running and waving his arms. I thought he said boats so I asked how many boats he got. Turned out to be one boat which he already had on wheels in the water.

[Billthedrill]

My team of trained legal experts awaits you at the UN, headed by some sleaze-bucket named Barack Hussein, who is a well-known Constitutional expert and wanted 30%, but I talked him down to 20. I wanted BJ Billy but he’s been disbarred.

[ptsal]

Cartegena ..... Seems like that is the town where Obama’s security detail went bonkers chasing the locals.

[NohSpinZone]

All this has got me thinking about this game I loved playing back in the day.

[heterosupremacist]

#26 My team of trained legal experts awaits you at the UN, headed by some sleaze-bucket named Barack Hussein, who is a well-known Constitutional expert and wanted 30%, but I talked him down to 20. I wanted BJ Billy but he’s been disbarred. I may be mistaken, but wasn't BHO and his skank 'wife' also disbarred?

[TalonDJ]

That was an excellent game! Wasted many an hour playing it.

[pierrem15]

I think there would have to be a clear line of succession of regimes.

If the Byzantine Empire (or its successor) still existed, then (under maritime law) a Roman warship would belong to it.

[pierrem15]

Not sure about that: treasure from a Spanish wreck off Florida was recently awarded to Spain after years of court wrangling.

Warships are different from merchant vessels: they are considered sovereign property with a claim that never expires.

[TexasRepublic]

Spain had 300+ years to salvage the loot, but.didn’t. It sux to be them!

[Berlin_Freeper]

[Berlin_Freeper]

My app says I bicycled 30.795156 miles yesterday. :)

[Berlin_Freeper]

Plus I went swimming in the lake, twice.
And pulled a boat out of the lake (while the guy worked the steering).
And went down and up these stairs for the tunnel under the canal. You put your bicycle wheels in the groove at the right side:

"These Are Days"

[Berlin_Freeper]

You better keep your hand on the brake going down!

Oh. Sun just came out.

[Hot Tabasco]

If we find an ancient Roman ship, does it belong to Italy?

Not if you keep quiet about it........"Loose lips..."