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One man's junk is another man's treasure... One see's a golden spanish coin, another a sizable piece of gold. David Bartsch > Subject: Re: AW: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sunken treasure > From: MerlinSub@t-online.de > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:41:00 +0000 > > 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 > > > > > > ________________________________ > 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 > -----Original Message----- > >From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > >[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of ShellyDalg@aol.com > >Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:03 PM > >To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org > >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sunken treasure > > > > > >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. > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > The personal submersibles mailing list complies with the US Federal > CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Your email address appears in our database > because either you, or someone you know, requested you receive messages > from our organization. > > If you want to be removed from this mailing list simply click on the > link below or send a blank email message to: > removeme-personal_submersibles@psubs.org > > Removal of your email address from this mailing list occurs by an > automated process and should be complete within five minutes of > our server receiving your request. > > PSUBS.ORG > PO Box 53 > Weare, NH 03281 > 603-529-1100 > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ > |