The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 22, June 3, 2007, Article 13

SPAIN PLACES ROUTINE CLAIM ON ODYSSESY SHIPWRECK

"The Spanish government has filed claims in U.S. federal court over a
shipwreck that a Florida firm found laden with Colonial-era treasure,
an attorney said Thursday.

'If the vessel was Spanish or was removed from that country's waters,
any treasure would belong to Spain, said James Goold, an attorney
representing the government.

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. CEO John Morris said in a statement
Thursday that 'such a move was anticipated by Odyssey and is considered
normal in Admiralty cases.'

The company has previously said Odyssey would notify all claimants once
it conclusively determined the ship's identity. Odyssey said it was not
found in Spanish territorial waters.

The company announced two weeks ago that it had discovered a shipwreck
containing 500,000 gold and silver coins somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Tampa-based company said the site was outside any country's
territorial waters but would not give the exact location or name of
the ship.

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