Finders keepers. Law of the sea. Salvage rights and all that.
I would have kept it.
“Finders keepers. Law of the sea. Salvage rights and all that.
I would have kept it.”
Probably not legally arguable. If property of the government, such as a few German tanks found in a river were still property of the German government (note, the Third Reich built the tanks, not the present German govt), then pieces of the space craft would also be property of the government.
Agreed. It was from a part of the rocket that was expected to fall into the ocean and be non-recoverable. If they want it back so bad, I’d say, “Great, let’s start the bidding!”