6/4/2009 This story broke today and has had a lot of coverage over the internet. I'm not sure where I stand on this one. The treasure was Spain's even though they stole it from the New World, but on the other hand they have had 200 years to find it and did nothing about finding it.
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida deep-sea explorers who raised an estimated $500 million treasure from the 200-year-old wreck of a Spanish galleon should give all the loot back to Spain, a federal magistrate judge said.
But the two-year tug-of-war over the 17 tons of silver coins and other artifacts from what is believed to be the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes y las Animas is likely far from over...
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