Re: AW: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sunken treasure

[MerlinSub@t-online.de]

The big question is what is a underwater heritage?

A Liberty Ship sunk 1944 full of copper? 

For some archelogist this has to stay as wreck untouch for the next generations. 

For some seamens and salvors this is not more than a underwater 
scrapping place ready to salvage with explosives, a barge and a crane.. 

Here in our lake a VW rabbit sunken 1970 into the ice of a lake by stupid boys 
is protect by some laws.. 

vbr Carsten 


"Juergen Guerrero Kommritz" <groplias2@yahoo.com> schrieb:
> Hello Brian
there is an international convention that protects the underwater heritage 
(sunken treasures): the paper is on the link:
http://www.unesco.org/culture/underwater/infokit_en/

It is not so easy if you have a spanish wreck Spain claims it so there will be a 
battle for the possible treasure, most treasures are of the archeological type 
only costly to recover and no worth on the market but of big value for mankind.
Best wishes
Juergen





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Von: Brian Cox <ojaivalleybeefarm@dslextreme.com>
An: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Gesendet: Dienstag, den 17. August 2010, 18:41:37 Uhr
Betreff: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sunken treasure


Wow ! Thanks for the great answers guys  !
 
I can see it can get to be a sticky  situation.  Best not to talk too much.  
 
Carsten, once I get my sub going I need to  talk to you !!!    
 
Brian
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>Hi Brian. There have been several laws passed in recent years in the US    about 
>this subject. None of them good for a "treasure hunter" but good for    
>historians.
>Talk to the guys at Delta Oceanographics. They were working in    conjunction 
>with a salvage outfit up near Crescent City, Calif. to find the    Jonathan B. ( 
>look it up )
>5 Million in gold was recovered and the State of California claimed    
>ownership. After a long and costly court battle, they finally received some    
>compensation.
>Basically, if you find it, you can't touch anything, including a ship's    bell. 
>
>You can video/document the dives etc. but don't take anything.
>Naturally you want to keep it a secret, but you'll have to contact the    
>authorities and work out a deal before anything is touched. You'll end up in    
>jail if you don't follow the rules.
>I have a friend who grew up on his grandfather's farm along the coast.    When 
>times got real tough his granpa would "miraculously" come up with a few    gold 
>coins to hawk and save the farm.
>He's pretty sure he knows where the old man went looking for them.
>The farm has been out of his family for many years now, but he still    dreams 
>of going back and searching for the gold.
>If you find a random coin or two then it's yours to keep as no owner can    be 
>identified.
>If you find a wreck......the trouble begins!
>Be careful.
>Frank D.






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