Posted on 06/17/2004 10:59:03 PM PDT by AlaskaErik
Edited on 07/07/2004 4:49:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
SS ALEUTIAN: Discoverer to go ahead with dive trips; removal of artifacts allowed.
The state has no rights to a sunken ship discovered off Kodiak because state lawyers waited too long to assert a claim, a federal magistrate has concluded in a dispute over the remains of the SS Aleutian, a 375-foot steamship lost 75 years ago near the town of Larson Bay.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.